Alcohol consumption is always seen as bad. What are the benefits and risks associated to regular moderate alcohol intake? Can someone be free from religious and social taboos and tell me the facts based on researches and data? I see so many people avoiding even good causes because some alcohol producing company is sponsoring it.
Alcohol consumption is not beneficial if excessive. Permit me to cite the Holy Bible in which there is adage that "wine is a mocker" and "it is not for kings to drink wine". However, still with reference to the Bible, Saint Paul instructed Timothy to be taking a little of it because of a certain stomach ailment. This means that it could be beneficial if taken in moderation.
Thank you Ette, I also know that Jesus changed water into wine on a blessed wedding, when they were out all wines they have prepared and this tells me that alcohol is good. But from Science perspective, how much evidence and information do we have on the risks and benefits of do we have? I wanted to know the influence of consumption of alcohol (different levels low, moderate, high) on our health.
Hello, Tadesse!
Yes, alcohol consumption is often viewed as "bad," but that is certainly not the full picture. In fact, there are several studies that show that moderate alcohol consumption can be beneficial to one's health! Recently, many medical and public health agencies have endorsed the consumption of a glass of red wine each day (by healthy people who do not have a history of substance abuse) to help cardiovascular health.
There is quite a bit of medical and public health literature out there; I do not want to overwhelm you--can you let me know if you have a specific research question or direction? If so, I might be able to point you to some specific sources.
Thank you Halle. I do not have a specific question for now. But thank you and I will let you know when I got one.
The benefits of alcohol consumption would come to light if you take a tea-spoon per day. Nobody does that so there are no benefits. Earlier when you did not know about fetal alcohol syndrom, they gave cognac to the pregnant mother to be to keep the fetus in the womb. Attitudes towards drugs are important:
Please have a look at the following useful links.
https://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/arh24-1/05-11.pdf
https://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/10report/chap01a.pdf
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