In 1993 a New England Journal of Medicine article similarly reported that three drinks per day seemed to provide a 50 percent protection against heart attacks. A nurses' study seemed to show similar results as those in men. This was credited to a heavy consumption of red wine. Clearly, however, alcohol has a beneficial effect on good HDL cholesterol levels, and on the clottability of blood. Yet these stated benefits cannot stand alone.
Alcohol can kill as well as aid.
The oracle at Delphi seems to have had it right. Everything in moderation. A little is good, too much is a poison. Could Be Waiting for You. Inc. All rights reserved.