WhitneyAlcohol is Good and Bad for Your Health
December 13th 2009 14:11
One day alcohol is good for your health and the next day it's a menace, but for the most part, you'll have to make the decision for yourself. Weigh the pros and cons in order to figure out whether or not you want to drink alcohol.
Remember that everything has the potential to give you cancer, so it's your decision if you want to eat food off a plastic plate that you warmed your food up on or a glass one- the BPA is a potential risk with plastic, so weigh the pros and cons.
First off understand the potential benefits of drinking alcohol.
Moderate alcohol consumption can potentially reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease in women by increasing the 'good' cholesterol in the bloodstream and increasing the blood sugar levels. A daily glass of wine can potentially reduce the risk of dementia, bone loss, and physical disabilities of old age, as well as potentially increase lifespan and provide protection from certain cancers such as esophageal and lymphoma.
But, at the same time, drinking alcohol has potential health risks such as cancer of the mouth, pharynx, larynx, esophagus, liver, colon/rectum, and breast. Alcohol can also potentially cause liver damage. If you're prone to cancer, then it's highly recommended that you limit your alcohol consumption.
Some people find that drinking alcohol for the health benefits outweighs the potential health risks.
The benefits of drinking alcohol are related to the antioxidants and anti-inflammatories that are in red wine and darker beers, but you can easily get the same substances from fruits and vegetables. When it comes to preventing disease, you are more than likely better off changing your diet than by drinking. You can easily drink grape juice and get the antioxidant- resveratrol- instead of drinking a glass of red wine.
If you are a drinker, remember that drinking in moderation is the key. For women, drinking moderately is one drink a day- for men it is two.
One drink consists of one of the following, not all of them:
* 12 ounces of regular beer or wine cooler
* 8 ounces of malt liquor
* 5 ounces of wine
* 1.5 ounces of 80-proof distilled spirits or liquor
If you drink more than the recommended one glass for a woman a day, there are potential health risks that can easily reduce your life expectancy.
There is no easy way to prevent cancer, disease, or other health conditions, so don't think one glass of wine a day is going to be an easy, quick fix. You should still consider changing your diet as one of the best prevention methods.
Remember that everything has the potential to give you cancer, so it's your decision if you want to eat food off a plastic plate that you warmed your food up on or a glass one- the BPA is a potential risk with plastic, so weigh the pros and cons.
First off understand the potential benefits of drinking alcohol.
But, at the same time, drinking alcohol has potential health risks such as cancer of the mouth, pharynx, larynx, esophagus, liver, colon/rectum, and breast. Alcohol can also potentially cause liver damage. If you're prone to cancer, then it's highly recommended that you limit your alcohol consumption.
Some people find that drinking alcohol for the health benefits outweighs the potential health risks.
The benefits of drinking alcohol are related to the antioxidants and anti-inflammatories that are in red wine and darker beers, but you can easily get the same substances from fruits and vegetables. When it comes to preventing disease, you are more than likely better off changing your diet than by drinking. You can easily drink grape juice and get the antioxidant- resveratrol- instead of drinking a glass of red wine.
If you are a drinker, remember that drinking in moderation is the key. For women, drinking moderately is one drink a day- for men it is two.
One drink consists of one of the following, not all of them:
* 12 ounces of regular beer or wine cooler
* 8 ounces of malt liquor
* 5 ounces of wine
* 1.5 ounces of 80-proof distilled spirits or liquor
If you drink more than the recommended one glass for a woman a day, there are potential health risks that can easily reduce your life expectancy.
There is no easy way to prevent cancer, disease, or other health conditions, so don't think one glass of wine a day is going to be an easy, quick fix. You should still consider changing your diet as one of the best prevention methods.
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