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* Xiaozhou Fan, Brandilyn A. Peters, Eric J. Jacobs, Susan M. Gapstur, Mark P. Purdue, Neal D. Freedman, Alexander V. Alekseyenko, Jing Wu, Liying Yang, Zhiheng Pei, Richard B. Hayes and Jiyoung Ahn, [https://microbiomejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40168-018-0448-x "Drinking alcohol is associated with variation in the human oral microbiome in a large study of American adults"], Microbiome, 24 April 2018
* Xiaozhou Fan, Brandilyn A. Peters, Eric J. Jacobs, Susan M. Gapstur, Mark P. Purdue, Neal D. Freedman, Alexander V. Alekseyenko, Jing Wu, Liying Yang, Zhiheng Pei, Richard B. Hayes and Jiyoung Ahn, [https://microbiomejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40168-018-0448-x "Drinking alcohol is associated with variation in the human oral microbiome in a large study of American adults"], Microbiome, 24 April 2018
:Alcohol consumption tends to kill off good mouth bacteria in favor of bad mouth bacteria.
:Alcohol consumption tends to kill off good mouth bacteria in favor of bad mouth bacteria.
* [https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(18)31310-2/fulltext "Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016"], The Lancet, 23 Aug 2018


==Cross-References==
==Cross-References==
*[[Addiction]]
*[[Addiction]]
*[[Caffeine]]
*[[Caffeine]]

Revision as of 19:34, 25 August 2018

Scriptural definition of the Word of Wisdom.
Great historical context for the Word of Wisdom.
A doctor discusses scientific evidence supporting the Word of Wisdom.
  • Joseph Smith, compiled by Joseph Fielding Smith, "Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith", p. 108
Upon hearing of a man who froze to death under the influence of alcohol, Joseph Smith laments the terrible toll alcohol takes from the men who abuse it.
  • Joseph Smith, compiled by Joseph Fielding Smith, "Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith", p. 118 +footnote
"No official member in this Church is worthy to hold an office after having the word of wisdom properly taught him; and he, the official member, neglecting to comply with and obey it."
"Mordar" isn't foolproof, but it's statistically significant
Alcohol consumption tends to kill off good mouth bacteria in favor of bad mouth bacteria.

Cross-References