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Well, well... I just read an article that says that moderate drinking of ANY type of alcohol may help the heart -- actually reduce the risk of heart attacks! When I read that, I nearly had a heart attack! :-) They aren't telling people who don't drink to start drinking. No, they wouldn't do that--probably because drinking causes other problems. However, if you use your common sense, if you don't drink TOO much, and if you don't drink and drive, then there MAY be some benefits to light to moderate drinking. For example, according to some studies, light drinking helps the heart, and moderate drinking helps just as much as (but not more than) light drinking. So, more is not better. You could say that moderate drinking isn't any worse than light drinking (healthwise) -- just more expensive. However, once the line is crossed from moderation to excess, all health benefits are eliminated and more health risks are introduced. So take care.

Until next time...

Key Words and Phrases

light drinking -- three or fewer drinks per week

moderate drinking -- four to seven drinks per week for women; four to fourteen drinks per week for men

reduce -- make smaller

risk -- chance

common sense -- knowledge that everyone should have

benefits -- something good for you

study (studies) -- scientific research

healthwise (colloquial) -- regarding health

moderation -- not a little but not too much

excess -- too much

eliminated -- erased

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