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30. How Do We Know if Alcohol Is Bad for Us?

Freakonomics, M.D.

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Professor George davy smith is director of the medical research councel integrative epidemiology unit at the university of bristol. He used mendalian anamization to analyze data from a group of people like lucas quan peterson, whose genetic sensitivity to alcohol tended to dictate their drinking habits. The study was presented in such a way that the new york times hads has its top headline, nd front page headline, that vitimany slashed heart disease risk. Some people start taking the tablet the supplements, obviously, cause it's presented in that so that was a big waste of time.

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