I'm 21, never drank alcohol.

Lol, please. Do you know anything about alcohol?

Yes, I know quite a bit. I know that various studies have shown that moderate alcohol consumption is good for cardiovascular health, and light and moderate drinkers have a higher life expectancy than teetotallers.

Hilarious.

Yep. Posting widely accepted facts on the positive effects of moderate alcohol consumption is 'hilarious'.

Yes, I know quite a bit. I know that various studies have shown that moderate alcohol consumption is good for cardiovascular health, and light and moderate drinkers have a higher life expectancy than teetotallers.

I'm 21 (a guy) and I've never drank alcohol. Is this weird? I've tried a sip of something once but never really liked the taste. So many people moan that they've got such a bad hangover after drinking loads and moaning they've got no money in the bank... is there any point to drinking? Surely you can have a good time without it? You don't need to be drunk to have a laugh

I'm guessing you're at uni now, may I ask do you still go out with friends and don't drink or do you mainly have friends who don't drink and do other stuff?

I dislike talking about nutrition because even GPs are hugely ignorant about it. Do you realise biochemically what alcohol does to you? You may as well claim poison is healthy for you because that is what it is.

The "facts" all stem from highy fallacious epidemiological studies. Studies which also claim that vegetarian diets are far healthier than omnivorous diets. Studies which claim that saturated fat is far worse than the same amount of calories of any other fat and so on and so on. They're wrong.

Often people are tee total because of some wider issue. (Although, as this thread shows, not always.) If someone doesn't drink, it could be because they already have a health issue or are an alcoholic etc, which may account for the reason that teetollars have a lower life expectancy.

Well until you produce peer reviewed studies that prove the contrary I'll think I will accept the existing epidemiological studies from accredited scientists. Well enjoying pints of ale, or the odd glass of wine.



I think that a lot of teetotalers nowadays are usually people who don't drink due to religious reasons. Within that it is predominately Muslims of South Asian origin, and with that ethnic group comes certain health problems, such as predisposition to heart disease and diabetes which might contribute to a lower overall life expectancy for teetotalers. However I'm not sure of where the country of origin of that sudy comes from, if it was America the South Asian factor wouldn't be all that relevant. I don' think that the life expectancy of teetotallers is all to do with a correlation with alcohol consumption, but no doubt it plays some part.

I'm 21 (a guy) and I've never drank alcohol.

Is this weird?

I'm 21 (a guy) and I've never drank alcohol.

Is this weird?

I've tried a sip of something once but never really liked the taste. So many people moan that they've got such a bad hangover after drinking loads and moaning they've got no money in the bank... is there any point to drinking?

Surely you can have a good time without it? You don't need to be drunk to have a laugh

Well until you produce peer reviewed studies that prove the contrary I'll think I will accept the existing epidemiological studies from accredited scientists. Well enjoying pints of ale, or the odd glass of wine.



I think that a lot of teetotalers nowadays are usually people who don't drink due to religious reasons. Within that it is predominately Muslims of South Asian origin, and with that ethnic group comes certain health problems, such as predisposition to heart disease and diabetes which might contribute to a lower overall life expectancy for teetotalers. However I'm not sure of where the country of origin of that sudy comes from, if it was America the South Asian factor wouldn't be all that relevant. I don' think that the life expectancy of teetotallers is all to do with a correlation with alcohol consumption, but no doubt it plays some part.

I'm 21 (a guy) and I've never drank alcohol.

Is this weird?

I've tried a sip of something once but never really liked the taste. So many people moan that they've got such a bad hangover after drinking loads and moaning they've got no money in the bank... is there any point to drinking?

Surely you can have a good time without it? You don't need to be drunk to have a laugh