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People who wants to have alcohol, say moderate drinking is good. That is moderate quantity induce sleep and hence one gets some good night sleep / rest.

I had taken Alcohol and felt sleepy and that is all. Some time hang over also felt by me.

It is one’s interest to consume (imagination / Utopian state) alcohol makes him to take a peg or two. These intentions lead him / make him to carve for Alcohol end up Alcoholic and a time never to return.

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Many of the benefits of red wine have been attributed to the phytochemicals, or plant chemicals, found in it. Some of these phytochemicals are thought to have antioxidant and even anti-cancer effects. A growing number of studies also show that regardless if a person drinks wine, beer, or spirits, the alcohol in itself contributes to improving health.

But before you raise a glass to your health, it’s important to note that the benefits derived from alcohol come only from moderate intake. Most college students are well aware of the short-term consequences of drinking too much: loss of coordination, decreased inhibitions, debilitating hangovers. The long term risks, which include liver disease, weight gain, certain cancers, mental health problems, and even reduced fertility are even more serious.

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The first study to show that moderate drinkers live longer than either teetotalers or heavy drinkers was published in 1923. But the jury is still out on whether moderate drinkers are simply healthier overall than non-drinkers, or if alcohol itself used in moderation does benefit health, Lee and colleagues note.

They investigated the role of two risk factors associated with mortality that, to their knowledge, have not been studied together: functional disability and socioeconomic status (SES).

They looked at 12,519 men and women, aged 55 and older, enrolled in the Health and Retirement Study. During four years of follow-up, 14% of the non-drinkers died, compared to 7% of moderate drinkers and 12% of people who consumed three or more drinks daily.

According to Lee and colleagues, people who had a drink a day had a significantly higher socioeconomic status than non-drinkers, as measured by income, wealth, and years of education. For example, 37% of drinkers had a college education, compared to 14% of non-drinkers, and 52% of drinkers had $300,000 in assets, while 21% of non-drinkers did.

After the researchers adjusted for traditional risk factors such as illness, smoking and obesity, the moderate drinkers were still 43% less likely to die during follow up. Once the researchers adjusted for SES and disability, the lower death risk for moderate drinkers compared to non-drinkers shrank to 28%.

"The results significantly strengthen the evidence that moderate drinking leads to lower rates of overall mortality," the researchers write. But, they add, moderate drinkers could have yet more beneficial characteristics not examined in the study, and it's possible "that adjustment for these characteristics could fully explain the alcohol-mortality relationship."

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Yes true that it is a taboo in South India. In Middle classes and in Upper middle classes too it is not accepted to drink even socially.

Due to modernisation and the increased level of salary many youngsters are falling for such habits and there is a big culture disasters going on. Even there is more science advancement and the education value is increased, drinking alcohol is considered as bad habit.

It is good to drink a little. But it differs for the product taken. Red wine is good for health as it is taken from the apple juice which is undergone to fermentation. But it should be in less quantity as like medicine.

As alcohol is not taken as the less quantity and would be an addictive if taken frequently it is better to avoid to fall for that social disease.

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I feel that it is entirely a matter of Individual thinking. People who grow up in an environment where it is freely available and popular, alcohol is just a normal thing for them.

As for me, I grew up in a dry state where there is a total ban on alcohol. My experience says that this made my state very different from other states in culture. I have never seen people showing off in the name of alcohol or people lying drunk in parties or streets. I have never seen couples fighting due to alcohol problem of one of the spouses. I have never seen drunkards harassig normal public on roads.

It surely gives a safer feeling to be in a dry state.

Yes, it is said that it is good for health to have slight of alcohol after late 30s. It reduces the risk of heart attack (just what I hav heard people saying, dont know if thats true)..

If a person is strong willed and has full control over his mind, alcohol cannot harm him in anyway. These addictions are indicative of weak minds, thats all!

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