Have you ever heard or seen something that initially seemed to be totally fine, until you saw just how truly dangerous it actually is?

What is a much bigger threat than initially presented?

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    No net benefits today.

    Various alcoholic drinks of the past were a benefit in helping to provide hydration and calories in an unclean environment.

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        In large concentrations. A lot of beer back in the day was small beer with an alcohol content closer to a light beer today. The drawbacks of the low amount of alcohol was made up for by not getting an intestinal infection.