More Evidence Drinking in Moderation is Healthy

[troutman]

http://lifewise.canoe.ca/Forbes/2008/03/27/5120371.html

One to two 12 ounce glasses per day for men and one for women--can be good for you, especially if you're facing some of the most common diseases related to aging.

A number of studies are showing that moderate consumption of alcohol, including beer, can have similar heart healthy effects, including making men 30 to 35% less likely to have a heart attack than those who abstain.

Alcohol, including beer, in moderation raises high-density lipoprotein or HDL, known as good cholesterol, says Dr. R. Curtis Ellison, chief of the section of preventive medicine and epidemiology and professor of medicine and public health at the Boston University School of Medicine. It also appears to have a favorable effect on the lining of blood vessels, making them less likely to form a clot or for a clot to rupture and plug an artery, and may help protect against Type 2 diabetes.

"People should realize that a little bit of alcohol on a regular basis decreases the risks of aging," says Ellison, who specializes in researching, among other things, the relationship between moderate alcohol consumption and chronic diseases.

And earlier this month researchers at the National Institutes of Health released a study showing that frequent drinking in moderation may protect men from death due to cardiovascular disease. Men who reported drinking 120 to 365 days a year had a 20% lower cardiovascular death rate than those who drank one to 36 days a year. Overdoing it, however, can have the opposite effect. Men who knocked back five or more drinks when they did indulge had a 30% greater risk for death via heart disease.

Beer [alcohol] may also give your brain a boost.

Adults over age 65 who drank one to six alcoholic beverages over the course of the week turned out to have a lower risk of dementia than non-drinkers or heavier drinkers, according to a 2003 study.

[troutman]

I met a 98 year old client the other day. He is doing really well for his age. He says his secret is having one glass of wine every day.

A previous thread:

http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthr...hlight=alcohol

[flamesdyehard]

98 years old... wow... I don't know if I wanna last that long. I guess it all depends on quality of life.

[Burninator]

I'll drink to that.

[CubicleGeek]

Yay! I'm going to live forever!

[Dan02]

i like beer.

[Hack&Lube]

I wish I could drink! Stupid defective alcohol metabolizing enzyme!

[kermitology]

Originally Posted by Burninator

I'll drink to that.

I'll drink a Tall Fruity Jason to that!

[Jiggy_12]

Originally Posted by kermitology

I'll drink a Tall Fruity Jason to that!

TFJ's for all!

[Bobblehead]

I think I'll need to star fighting the the aging process right after work tonight!

[flamesdyehard]

Has anyone here ever been just hammered at work?

[CrispyGriz]

Originally Posted by flamesdyehard

Has anyone here ever been just hammered at work?

I drove a Zamboni completely tanked once after the slupree cup because i was supposed to be working that night. you have no idea how much fun that was.

[Bobblehead]

Originally Posted by fotze

Start it during work

First round on you?

[Maritime Q-Scout]

I follow this regiment thoroughly. 2 glasses of alcohol per day to keep me in tip top shape.

Mind you, I generally don't get the chance every single day, so I have to make up ground every Saturday, averages out the same in the end though

[Blaster86]

Originally Posted by flamesdyehard

Has anyone here ever been just hammered at work?

Yes. I started drinking while on the clock and got paid to do so. I could barely walk at the end.

=)

[flip]

Originally Posted by troutman

http://lifewise.canoe.ca/Forbes/2008/03/27/5120371.html

Overdoing it, however, can have the opposite effect. Men who knocked back five or more drinks when they did indulge had a 30% greater risk for death via heart disease.

So if I have two drinks per sitting twice a week and have five drinks on one night, say a Friday, am I back to zero? still up 30%?

Or, does five in one night, mean 30% greater chance regardless of alcohol consumption on other days?

[Dion]

It's darts and wings night.

Guess i'll drink my weekly quota tonight

[troutman]

Originally Posted by flip

So if I have two drinks per sitting twice a week and have five drinks on one night, say a Friday, am I back to zero? still up 30%?

Or, does five in one night, mean 30% greater chance regardless of alcohol consumption on other days?

Sorry folks - you can't bank your drinks - binging has negative health effects.

[CrispyGriz]

Originally Posted by troutman

Sorry folks - you can't bank your drinks - binging has negative health effects.

Erroneous!!!! Erroneous on all Accounts!!!!

That is lies and drivel and you know it! Binging leads to fun which leads to girls which leads to bed which leads to good. It is a well proven fact, look it up.

[Maritime Q-Scout]

Originally Posted by troutman

Sorry folks - you can't bank your drinks - binging has negative health effects.

what are you talking about? We're just saving for a rainy day, which is never a bad thing.

Listen to your mother gosh darn it!!!