[Mr. K]

"We all know that alcoholic drinks are not a health food – and alcohol itself is linked to cancer"

Um.. No, we don't "all know that"

[rxsid]

""We all know that alcoholic drinks are not a health food – and alcohol itself is linked to cancer""

Um.. No, we don't "all know that"

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While there are of course many factors involved in ones health (stress levels, overall diet, levels of activity, etc, etc) some alcoholic drinks (in moderation), wine in particular, do in fact have health benefits.

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Red Wine and the Mediterranean diet
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The issue is overall lifestyle and drinking wine (red in particular) in moderation.

Generally, your doctor isn't going to give you a recommendation to drink red wine because some people will assume that if my doc says it's healthy to drink wine (in moderation), drinking more must be even better.