More on Alcohol and Health

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Hi folks:

" That having been said, the heart benefit is real. Over nearly six

years, men who drank every day cut their risk of heart disease by 41

percent. Women who drank at least once a week cut their risk of heart

disease by 36 percent or more.

Women who drank the most -- 14 or more drinks per week -- generally

had the lowest risk of heart disease: as much as a 73 percent

decrease in risk.

[For this study, a drink was defined as 12 grams of alcohol. A 12-

ounce bottle of beer, a 5-ounce glass of wine, or 1.5 ounces of 80-

proof distilled liquor has between 11 and 14 grams of alcohol.]

Men who drank 21 drinks or more a week, and drank every day, had the

lowest risk of heart disease. "

Source; WebMD via: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,197205,00.html

Since CRONers appear to have a very low risk of heart disease these

heart benefits may not mean much to us. But other studies have shown

the benefits are not confined to heart disease.

Rodney.