Death be lurken in that thar grog (link)

[_The Mighty Builder]

http://vitals.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02 ... inds?lite=

The first update of alcohol-linked cancer deaths in the U.S. in three decades shows that booze can be blamed for nearly 20,000 deaths a year -- and it’s not just the heavy drinkers.

Certainly those who downed three or more drinks a day accounted for most of the deaths from seven kinds of cancer, up to 60 percent, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health.

But consuming just 1.5 drinks a day -- or less -- was associated with up to 35 percent of those cancer deaths, suggesting that any alcohol use carries some risk.

“For non-drinkers, it’s another reason to feel happy they don’t drink,” said Dr. Timothy Naimi, the study’s director and an associate professor at the Boston University Schools of Medicine and Public Health. “For drinkers, it shows that when it comes to cancer, the less you drink, the better.”

[_Res Ipsa]

I'm reasonably certain that 100% of people die.

[_Quasimodo]

I'm reasonably certain that 100% of people die.

It's also true that 100% of people who drink water will die. Stick to booze.

[_ludwigm]

...three or more drinks a day
...
1.5 drinks a day

"drink" ???
Is this a measuring unit in one of the systems below?
- CGS (centimetre–gram–second)
- MKS (metre-kilogram-second)
- FPS (stupid foot–pound–second) - see furlongs per fortnight



We, Hungarians, use the units:
- half-deci[liter] - 50 gram - for liquors, 30-35% alcohol
- bottle of beer, half litre, 4,5-5%
- bottle of wine, 0,7 or 0,75 litre, 10-11%