Alcohol is good for you.
When we speak of alcohol consumption we typically talk about it with regard to how it can affect a person’s health negatively or even destroy a person’s life when it is abused. However, some studies do show that there is a correlation with moderate drinking of alcohol and better health.
Studies that involved cardiac specific diseases show that individuals who consume moderate amounts of alcohol regularly show less arterial closure and those who do not drink at all. This means that a moderate, regular drinker could decrease the possibility of heart disease by up to 50%.
The encouraging news with regard to alcohol is blunted by the fact that it is very hard to walk the line between moderates, regular alcohol consumption and either infrequent or excessive alcohol drinking. For example, occasional drinkers lose alcohol benefits because their consumption is inconsistent. On the other hand, people that consume three or more drinks every day quickly lose the health benefits that were examined in the study.
Considering the dangers that are imposed by consuming alcohol, it is hard to endorse alcohol drinking as a benefit to one’s health. People with a personal or family history of alcoholism or other similar diseases that are heightened by alcohol use such as liver disease etc. should continue to avoid the consumption of alcohol.
Overall, well moderate and regular consumption of small doses of alcohol may be beneficial with respect to cardiac health, the risks outweigh the benefits.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/health/why-its-good-for-you/2005/11/16/1132016863068.html
http://eating.health.com/2008/01/30/is-alcohol-really-good-for-you/
http://www.drgourmet.com/health/alcohol.shtml
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