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This Is the Worst Alcoholic Drink for Your Body, Say Experts
eat this not that ^ | 12/30/.2020 | Keenan Mayo

Posted on 01/02/2021 6:17:11 AM PST by mylife

Let's get this out of the way immediately: Too much alcohol in any form is bad for your health. After all, alcohol itself contains roughly zero health benefits, drinking it in excess over time could result in liver damage, and further insidious side effects include cancer risk, osteoporosis, infertility, weight gain, depression, prolonged slurred speech, pancreatitis, and heart disease. Whether you're drinking lower-alcohol beer or higher-alcohol spirits or the fanciest of French wines, overdoing it can wreak havoc on your body over time.

That doesn't mean all alcoholic beverages are created equal, of course. A light, low-calorie beer will likely be better for you than its better-tasting craft counterpart that contains 450 calories. And if you're a fan of the hard stuff, know that sipping your favorite rum neat in a small glass invariably won't be as bad for your body as drinking the same amount of rum mixed in a classic daiquiri that comes loaded with a high dose of simple syrup. (A single ounce of the syrupy goop contains more than five teaspoons of added sugar. As we've reported in the past, too many added sugars will lead to more belly fat, raise your blood pressure, affect the way your brain functions, cause your skin to sag, and double your risk of dying from heart disease.)

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To: mylife

Not “experts,” just speculation from some guy with a keyboard and an opinion.


41 posted on 01/02/2021 7:00:32 AM PST by Paal Gulli
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To: mylife

This article brought you courtesy of the Temperance League.


42 posted on 01/02/2021 7:01:23 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (I will not rest until the American People have the honest vote count they deserve. DJT 11-07-20)
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To: mylife
Nonsense!

A classic martini contains all of the important food groups:

Vegetables (the olive / cocktail onion)

Fruits (slice of lemon)

Carbohydrates and sugars

Regards,

43 posted on 01/02/2021 7:06:15 AM PST by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: HangnJudge
Try spiced rum, in the bottom of a large frozen beer mug, with a good ale poured on top.

Stir it if need be.

Delicious and thirst quenching.

Try different amounts of spiced rum to see what you like.

Everything in moderation.

44 posted on 01/02/2021 7:07:10 AM PST by Mogger
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To: Mogger

I’m not a drinker but that sounds kinda good.


45 posted on 01/02/2021 7:16:14 AM PST by JohnnyP (Thinking is hard work (I stole that from Rush).)
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To: bella1

7 types of alcohol?

Try five.

Vodka
Gin
Rum
Tequila
Triple sec, or Cointreau for top shelf.


46 posted on 01/02/2021 7:16:43 AM PST by AFreeBird
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To: Mogger

... Try different amounts of spiced rum to see what you like.

Or, for efficiency, just fill with spiced rum and ice


47 posted on 01/02/2021 7:18:13 AM PST by HangnJudge
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To: HangnJudge

Pure grain alcohol. Cut’s down on the effects of flouridation of water that affects your ‘purity of essence’...Just sayin’.


48 posted on 01/02/2021 7:18:25 AM PST by silent majority rising
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To: silent majority rising

... In terms of types of alcoholic drinks, the highest fluoride levels were determined in beers and wines, while the lowest levels were observed in vodkas.

https://agris.fao.org/agris-search/search.do?recordID=US201600201090

Generally the higher the proof, the lower the fluoride but yea, PGA wins


49 posted on 01/02/2021 7:24:55 AM PST by HangnJudge
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To: mylife
The three worst drinks (from the linked article) are Piña Coladas, margaritas, and Long Island Iced Teas.

I tend to agree with that but alcohol has nothing to do with it. Those drinks happen to be loaded with sugar and empty calories. In fact, having just one of these drinks is the equivalent of eating several candy bars.

If I sat down and ate five full-size Milky Way bars in front of you, you might look at me in disgust and call me a glutton. But if you had a couple of margarita that night at your favorite Mexican cantina, it would be about the same thing!

50 posted on 01/02/2021 7:27:47 AM PST by SamAdams76
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To: Trumpet 1

Nothing to do with the temperature of the fire,it is the temperature of the mash.


51 posted on 01/02/2021 7:33:38 AM PST by UB355 (Slow Traffic keep right)
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To: jeffc

When can I come for dinner ? I’ll bring a good red.


52 posted on 01/02/2021 7:33:40 AM PST by Churchillspirit (9/11/2001 and 9/11/2012: NEVER FORGET.)
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To: mylife

What kind of man would drink “lite” beer. Better off gulping dishwater.


53 posted on 01/02/2021 7:34:55 AM PST by Clemenza
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To: Reeses

Here’s an interesting article about Jobs diet. Nothing healthy about being vegan/fructarian.

Also interesting is he was a smelly asshole that was hard to get along with when he was a technician working at Atari for $5.00 an hr.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/naughty-nutrition/201201/ivegetarian-the-high-fructose-diet-steve-jobs


54 posted on 01/02/2021 7:37:41 AM PST by zek157
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To: keats5

Chocolate flavored vodka is tasty over ice ...


55 posted on 01/02/2021 7:40:41 AM PST by MHGinTN (A dispensation perspective is a powerful tool for discernment)
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To: UB355

Ah, temperature of the mash. Yet still, can you kill rats with methanol soaked grain? Rat food to kill rats?! What else could a farmer do with methanol?


56 posted on 01/02/2021 7:42:21 AM PST by Trumpet 1 (US Constitution is my guide.)
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To: P.O.E.

Ping


57 posted on 01/02/2021 7:46:42 AM PST by Disambiguator
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To: Churchillspirit

=:-)


58 posted on 01/02/2021 7:46:51 AM PST by jeffc (I'm a Patriot, and the media are our enemy)
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To: Clemenza

I used to get so mad that 3 of 4 beers on tap at my VFW were light beers.
I had no idea so many combat vets were watching their girlish figures...

We finally got Shiner bock on tap and then I had to move damnit!


59 posted on 01/02/2021 7:48:09 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Disambiguator

:) Thanks!


60 posted on 01/02/2021 7:48:53 AM PST by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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