I think part of it is new information showing no benefit from alcohol consumption, but possible harm even at low levels of consumption. In 2026, alcohol is a health risk.

https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2026-06-09/...

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cwillu 5 hours ago | parent [-]

It always was a health risk; nobody seriously drank booze for the health benefits, did they??

	▲	transitorykris 5 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Wine certainly. Guinness was marketed as being good for you and not uncommon for pregnant women to drink it. Old liqueurs were often considered medicine, with Chartreuse from the article being one. Doctors used to prescribe alcohol during prohibition, but that probably doesn’t count here.
	▲	annoyingnoob 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		But there is new information and new advice. https://med.stanford.edu/news/insights/2025/08/alcohol-consu...