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WeCanWorkItOut

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Sun Sep-20-09 08:53 AM
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107. Problem: excessive alcohol consumption hurts some a LOT, a little may benefit many

In fact, I'm guessing that alcohol actually may be one
of the reasons the Japanese are more healthy than we are.
A certain amount (hopefully not binge drinking)
raises the good cholesterol, HDL, by a few percentage points.
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/abstract/344/8/549

Of course the NEJM, in reporting this phenomenon,
did not recommend that people with low HDL start drinking.
(Disclaimers: DU doesn't recommend it. Neither do I.)
But it's conceivable that it we all gave up alcohol
there might be a slight rise in the rate of heart disease.

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