Hello Andrew2310,

It may help if you would elaborate on the reasons for your post. Do you have a problem with alcohol yourself Andrew and is that the reason for your post or do you just want to start a debate for the sake of debating?

Some studies may show that moderate alcohol intake can prolong lifespan and other studies will no doubt reach the opposite conclusion. My own totally unscientific opinion is that drinking in moderation can indeed be beneficial to health, for those who can drink moderately.

However, there is a sizeable percentage of the population that goes on to develop a problem with alcohol and some of these people become alcoholics. Many alcoholics will go to any lengths to justify their drinking rather than face up to the uncomfortable truth. Has alcohol become a problem for you Andrew and are you trying to find reasons to keep drinking?

The experience of many decades has shown that alcoholics just cannot drink safely. Attempts at moderation or controlled drinking will eventually fail, maybe immediately or maybe a little later, depending on the persons willpower and determination.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pVBDQPC2XQ

If your NOT an alcoholic maybe.

My only concern is that if a person is a moderate drinker that means if person is taking 1 or 2 alcoholic drinks then it is good for its health.

The thing is 1 or 2 drinks often means different things to different people. As I recall it the studies I've see define 1 drink as: 5oz - wine, 12oz - beer, 1oz- 40 proof liquor.

My great-grandmother lived to be in her 90s. She had one shot of whiskey daily. One shot, people. She didn't obsess about alcohol either, so she was able to take that shot and move on. Everything in moderation is key is my motto unless I have a problem with something.

My mum drank whiskey and hot water without fail each night for at least 65 years - and not one - I would say more like 6. She lived until 84 and passed through a fall in hospital and not related to alcohol.