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DESCRIPTION:Offered by the Health and Well-Being Program \n\nAre the benefi
 ts of moderate drinking a universal truth or a medical myth? Since the rel
 ease of Canada’s Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines in 2011\, substantia
 l new research on the association between alcohol use and physical\, menta
 l and social harms has been done. Evidence shows that consuming alcohol in
 creases the risk of such harms\, including the risk of seven types of canc
 er\, short-term disability and injury\, and heart disease and stroke. Join
  Dr. Christopher Labos in this session to understand the impacts of drinki
 ng alcohol\, and the new recommended amounts.\n\n\n	Does alcohol have benef
 its?\n	The links between alcohol and chronic illnesses\n	The effects of redu
 cing alcohol consumption\n	What is the recommended amount of alcohol consum
 ption?\n\n\nFor questions about this session\, please email healthandwellb
 eing.hr [at] mcgill.ca. The link to the session will be sent the morning o
 f the presentation. Registration closes on March 17 at 9 am. \n\nAbout the
  Speaker:\n\nDr. Christopher Labos is a cardiologist with a degree in epid
 emiology. He is a columnist with the Montreal Gazette\, is featured on the
  Sunday Morning House Call on CJAD radio\, and has a regular TV segment wi
 th CTV Montreal and CBC Morning Live. He is also a blogger for the medical
  website Medscape and he co-hosts the award-winning podcast “The Body of E
 vidence.” He spends most of his time doing things that he doesn’t get paid
  for\, like doing research\, teaching\, and podcasting. Occasionally\, he 
 finds time to practice as a cardiologist so he can pay his rent. He realiz
 es that half of his research findings will be disproved in five years: he 
 just doesn’t know which half. To date no one has asked him for his autogra
 ph.\n\nTo register\n\n\n	Access Minerva\n	In the Employee Menu\, click on Tr
 aining Menu\, select Health and Well-Being\, and select this course to reg
 ister\n\n
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SUMMARY:But I Was Told Drinking Was Good for Me? (Virtual)
URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/hr/channels/event/i-was-told-drinking-was-good-me
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