Moderate drinkers tend to have better health and live longer then those who are either abstainers or heavy drinkers.
- Moderate being the person who consumes one to three drinks per day
In addition to fewer heart attacks and strokes, moderate consumers of alcoholic beverages are generally less likely to suffer hypertension, peripheral artery disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and the common cold.
Sensible drinking also appears to be beneficial in reducing or preventing diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, bone fractures and osteoporosis, kinder stoner, digestive ailments, stress, depression, poor cognition, and memory loss. Parkinson’s disease, hepatitous A, pancreatic cancer, muscular degeneration, angina pectoris, duodenal ulcer, erectile dysfunction, hearing loss, gallstone, liver disease, and poor physical condition in elderly.
All of the many health benefits of drinking apply only to moderate consumption, never to heavy drinking.
