The theory behind the ultra marathoners is that extreme distance running disrupts the epithelial layer and microbiome in the gut. Wouldn't drinking have similar effects?
That's news to millenials and the graveyard of craft breweries. I thought alcohol consumption is trending off for younger generations.
We're also talking about alcohol consumption. Only half of Gen Z can drink and none of Alpha.
https://www.google.com/search?q=are+millenials+heavy+drinker...
> For example, baby boomers are the generation with the most dramatic increase in harmful alcohol abuse. In contrast, Gen Z prefers the sober lifestyle as they are known to consume alcohol much less than any of their older counterparts, including millennials.
though I'm not sure they drank any more than the 2-3 generations that proceeded them.
Not younger than GenX/Baby Boomer? How?
There's roughly 4 to 5 generations alive at any point and the middle generation is going to be considered both old and young by the generations surrounding it.
Once Gen beta starts we'll be officially old.
I understand your point. But you're redefining widely accepted usage of these terms. Nobody would call a 30 year old "middle age."
I see one poll by a cannabis outlet claiming 46% of marijuana users are millenials (read: high proportion of user base). However, <20% of millennials smoke marijuana. [0] And another claims <40% use cannabis.
That's still below the ~50% of millennials who consume alcohol.
[0]https://news.gallup.com/poll/284135/percentage-americans-smo...
> Compared to non-/occasional drinking (≤1 g/day), light/moderate drinking (up to 2 drinks/day) was associated with a decreased risk of CRC (OR: 0.92, 95% CI: 0.88–0.98, p=0.005), heavy drinking (2–3 drinks/day) was not significantly associated with CRC risk (OR: 1.11, 95% CI: 0.99–1.24, p=0.08), and very heavy drinking (more than 3 drinks/day) was associated with a significant increased risk (OR: 1.25, 95% CI: 1.11–1.40, p<0.001)... These results provide further evidence that there is a J-shaped association between alcohol consumption and CRC risk.
I guess these sites don't bring up drinking because except for very heavy drinking the data says it's not a factor.