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alcohol in moderation may extend life
Reuters health[yahoo] ^
| Dec 12/06
Posted on 12/12/2006 1:49:57 PM PST by GSlob
"NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Moderate drinking may lengthen your life, while too much may shorten it, researchers from Italy report. Their conclusion is based on pooled data from 34 large studies involving more than one million people and 94,000 deaths. According to the data, drinking a moderate amount of alcohol -- up to four drinks per day in men and two drinks per day in women -- reduces the risk of death from any cause by roughly 18 percent, the team reports in the Archives of Internal Medicine..."
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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: alcoholbenefits
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Time for the Bacchus prayer. Gentlemen - no more than 4, ladies - no more than 2 a day. Cheers!
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posted on
12/12/2006 1:50:01 PM PST
by
GSlob
To: GSlob
up to four drinks per day in men..aaaaaand I stopped reading right there.
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posted on
12/12/2006 1:51:21 PM PST
by
Wormwood
(Everybody is lying---but it doesn't matter because nobody is listening)
To: GSlob
Whoo Hoo!!!
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posted on
12/12/2006 1:51:55 PM PST
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
To: GSlob
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posted on
12/12/2006 1:52:22 PM PST
by
AppyPappy
(If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
To: GSlob
Moderation in general tends to extend life, IMHO. But what do I know? I've been drinking too much to care.
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posted on
12/12/2006 1:52:43 PM PST
by
Asclepius
(protectionists would outsource our dignity and prosperity in return for illusory job security)
To: GSlob
It certainly extends sanity.
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posted on
12/12/2006 1:53:38 PM PST
by
pax_et_bonum
(I will always love you, Flyer.)
To: GSlob
I can't believe four drinks is considered 'moderate'. But then, I mix my own.
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posted on
12/12/2006 1:54:16 PM PST
by
Spok
To: Puppage
Now there's an exception to the rule. It shows that some can drink in excess and still hang on for-freaking-ever.
To: GSlob
Dang,
I'm gonna have to increase my intake.
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posted on
12/12/2006 1:54:46 PM PST
by
najida
(If it wasn't for fast food, I'd have no food at all.)
To: GSlob
Moderation in anything is impossible for me.
All I have is on/off switches. No rheostats.
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posted on
12/12/2006 1:55:21 PM PST
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(Islam is a religion of peace, and Muslims reserve the right to kill anyone who says otherwise.)
To: Puppage
Moderation; they said moderation, not saturation!
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posted on
12/12/2006 1:55:25 PM PST
by
vpintheak
(Yep.)
To: Spok
Yea, that number does seem a little low. :^)
To: Puppage
I'm sorry... Where were we...
To: najida
Dang, I'm gonna have to increase my intake.And I'm in for drastic cuts.
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posted on
12/12/2006 1:55:46 PM PST
by
Wormwood
(Everybody is lying---but it doesn't matter because nobody is listening)
To: GSlob
That's it! I'm headed to the house to start extending my life. Forget work.
To: GSlob
To: GSlob
up to four drinks per day in men and two drinks per day in women Yes!!!! Does this really mean a beer-gut is good for you?
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posted on
12/12/2006 1:56:15 PM PST
by
King Moonracer
(Bad lighting and cheap fabric, thats how you sell clothing.)
To: GSlob
How come we women only get to drink half as much as men?
I'm five-ten and around 150. I'm bigger than at least half the men I know.
I demand alcohol parity!
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posted on
12/12/2006 1:57:59 PM PST
by
Xenalyte
(Anything is possible when you don't understand how anything happens.)
To: Spok
I can't believe four drinks is considered 'moderate'. But then, I mix my own.When I consume "four" scotch on the rocks at home, my wife thinks I'm kind of snockered. I guess that's because my "four" would probably be a bit more than that elsewhere.
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posted on
12/12/2006 1:58:51 PM PST
by
King of Florida
(A little government and a little luck are necessary in life, but only a fool trusts either of them.)
To: Spok; linda_22003
Big Gulps don't count.
Nor do those glasses Linda wants that hold a half-bottle of wine each.
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posted on
12/12/2006 1:58:59 PM PST
by
Xenalyte
(Anything is possible when you don't understand how anything happens.)
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