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Eight Healthy Reasons To Drink Beer

by mclean | April 10, 2008 at 08:04 pm

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I must be the healthiest person on the planet if this is true. "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." Ben Franklin and "We should thank God for beer and burgundy by not drinking too much of them." - G.K. Chesterton. One of the reason that I like is that it makes your hair grow.

Heart Health
A vast number of studies show that moderate consumption of alcohol, including beer, may reduce the risk of heart disease--consistently the No. 1 cause of death in the United States. A 2006 study led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and the Harvard School of Public Health found that, among men with healthy lifestyles, those who consumed moderate amounts of alcohol had a 40 to 60% reduced risk of heart attack compared with heart healthy men who abstained.

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Amy Judd

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at 20:08 on April 10th, 2008

mclean, I like this story. It's good stuff. I hope it's true!

jayr_patron

at 20:09 on April 10th, 2008

What is a "moderate" amount?

mclean

at 20:15 on April 10th, 2008

Thanks all for comments, what about you? I drink at least 3 litres a day.

Barry ORegan

at 20:21 on April 10th, 2008

As they say in Ireland, God invented Irish Whisky to keep the Irish from Ruling the World. But God never said anything about Boilermakers!!

jayr_patron

at 21:04 on April 10th, 2008

Seriously!? Isn't that too much to be unhealthy? Now I average ten 550ml bottles a week. I'm becoming more proactive in getting rid of this beer belly... even though I am slim.