Are moderate drinking and smoking good for health?

I think the answer should be yes provided the word 'moderate' is pronounced.

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Humble like Dr. C, I suppose.

Thanks for your posts of research results.

Moderate drinking, perhaps, depends on your definition of "moderate", moderate smoking, absolutely no.

Well not so fast ... chemical carcinogens might cause minor DNA damage or other damage that stimulates anti-cancer/tumor-suppressor/DNA-repair genes. It would be consistent with homeopathic ideas.

For alcohol, the answer is: "it depends"

Where there is hypertension and aldehyde dehydrogenase deficiency (many asians have this), the answer is "no" even when there is moderation.

For cigarette smoking, the answer is : "no" without exceptions.

Servant to the humblest person in the universe,

1) Carcinogen levels provided my moderate smoking are far above homeopathic levels.

2) Homeopathy is bullshit, IMHO.

My doctorS here say it is healthy to have a glass of red wine a day.
What do you think of that?