Very nice article! Regarding the benefits of alcohol: for those curious, it is well established at this point that alcohol is actually protective against arterial plaque; it just has all sorts of other problems. This is just for kicks mostly, but I read a publication that said that for people who have ALL the following criteria:
Male (No women because alcohol increases risk of breast cancer)
45 years
Does not smoke
No family history of addiction or substance abuse
No personal history of addiction or substance abuse
“Occasional drinker” (has a couple drinks a month)
Never binge drinks
No history of liver, pancreatic problems, or several other problems I can’t remember
They said it is likely tat 1-2 drinks per day, no more than 2 per day, and no more than 10 per week, will actually increase life expectancy.
Additionally, it’s just alcohol in general that helps. Red Wine had no significant impact over other alcohols.
Very nice article! Regarding the benefits of alcohol: for those curious, it is well established at this point that alcohol is actually protective against arterial plaque; it just has all sorts of other problems. This is just for kicks mostly, but I read a publication that said that for people who have ALL the following criteria:
Male (No women because alcohol increases risk of breast cancer)
They said it is likely tat 1-2 drinks per day, no more than 2 per day, and no more than 10 per week, will actually increase life expectancy.
Additionally, it’s just alcohol in general that helps. Red Wine had no significant impact over other alcohols.
It looks like there is a new meta-analysis that concludes that alcohol is bad for your heart (original paper). (I haven’t read it.)