Moderate consumption of alcohol, (2 drinks a day for men and 1 for women) has been shown to have the following benefits:
1. Lowers your risk of cardiovascular disease, heart attack, stroke, and high blood pressure.
2. Lengthens life by up to 18%
3. Improves libido
4. 60% reduction in instances of the common cold.
5. 23% reduction in instances of Alzheimers and dementia.
6. Reduced risk of gallstones.
7. Decreased risk of type 2 diabetes.
8. Improved short term-memory and thinking skills.
9. Reduced stress and its attendant health problems.
10. Increased overall happiness and lower rates of depression.
sources:
http://www.medicaldaily.com/7-health...alcohol-247552
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4053968
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/292179.php
Do you think that cars should also be equipped with devices that disable mobile phones, tablets, and other distracting devices? After all, it's been shown that driving while distracted is essentially identical to driving drunk. Not to mention driving while over-tired. Should cars force you to perform a cognitive test before you step into them?
Taking MADD's worst-case statistics, which factor in all "impairment-related" accidents including in boats, trains, and aircraft, 1,500 Canadians die a year, out of the 250,000 deaths in the whole country we're talking about 0.6% of annual deaths.
Considering that 50,000 ( people die of heart-related conditions every year in this country, and given the undeniable benefits of alcohol consumption on cardiovascular health, making it more difficult to consume alcohol could be argued to be
worse for the overall health and well-being of Canadians.