Drinking Alcohol Moderately Won't Actually Help You Live A Healthier, Longer Life, According To New Research
Experts told us for years that drinking alcohol on a moderate basis is actually good for our health. Turns out that research was flawed, and the opposite is true.
Having wine with your dinner a few nights a week (or even every night) was deemed a health hack to extend your life and even improve your health. Red wine is said to be heart healthy, containing antioxidants that can prevent coronary artery disease. That quickly spiraled into the idea that drinking alcohol on a fairly regular basis is good for you, so there was no need to worry if you enjoyed a cocktail or two with your friends when you go out for dinner. But the New York Times reports that we may have been duped all these years. The research and its methodology that once painted moderate drinking in a positive light may have been flawed, and there are actually several health issues that can arise from having a little more than one drink a day as a woman.