Eight healthy reasons to drink alcohol : heart health, stroke and hypertension and diabetes prevention, cognitive function boost, strong bone, staying a live (reduce mortality) and feeling healthier.A decade's worth of health research shows that regular, moderate beer intake--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 in moderation raises high-density lipoprotein or HDL, known as good cholesterol. 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.
Beer 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. Likewise, a 2006 report that appeared in an American Heart Association journal showed that a drink or two a day might be linked to better cognitive function in women.
Click on the title link for detail. Link to resons to drink beer: http://www.forbes.com/2008/03/14/beer-drink-health-forbeslife-cx_avd_0317health_slide_2.html?thisspeed=20000
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That's rite. I believe that anything has pros and cons, the trade-off theory in economics. Taking the middle path as Buddha teaches is best most of the time, I think. Drink moderatly and consciously could be good for your health and socialization, but should not think alcohol is the medium to good health and pleasure. Don't try if you haven't started yet or you may not be able to control yourself.
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