Longevity

Drinking Alcohol (Beer, Wine & Spirits) Good for Health and Longevity

Drinking alcoholic beverages (beer, wine & spirits) causes better health and longer life than abstaining from alcohol or abusing it, according to overwhelming scientific evidence.

Moderate Alcohol Consumption Associated with Lower Mortality

Drinking alcohol in moderation (1-2 drinks per day for women and 2-4 for men) was found to reduce risk of mortality significantly according to meta-analysis of 34 studies of alcohol and total mortality among 1,015,835 men and women  around the world.

Drinking Alcohol and Longevity: More Scientific Medical Research Evidence

Reduced cardiac problems and lower all-cause mortality is reported in adults who drink light to moderate amounts of alcohol.

Have Better Health & Longer Life

Avoiding tobacco, drinking alcohol in moderation, and other simple steps can improve health and increase longevity, according to article in USA Today.

U.S. Government: Moderate Drinking Benefits Health

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) has found that the lowest death rate from all causes occurs at the level of one to two drinks each day. The scientific medical research did not find that moderate drinking leads to weight gain or to obesity, although alcohol contains calories.

Drinking Decreases Deaths

Alcohol prevents more deaths than its abuse causes in the UK, according to research at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Abstaining, Nursing Homes & Mortality

A major Australian study has found that abstainers were twice as likely to enter a nursing home as people who were moderate drinkers. The 14-year study also found more of the abstainers died. Nearly 3,000 elderly were studied.

Slowing the Aging Process

Moderate drinking and exercise appear to slow down the health deterioration that occurs with aging, according to a recent study.

ALCOHOL ASSOCIATED WITH LONGEVITY

Another major medical research study has found greater longevity among men who drink moderately than among those who either abstain or drink heavily.

ALCOHOL AND LONGEVITY

A study of more than 40,000 people by the Cancer Research Center in Honolulu has found that "persons with moderate alcohol intake appear to have a lower risk of dying than nondrinkers."

MODERATE DRINKERS LIVE LONGER

Italian researchers examined the relationship between alcohol consumption and long-term survival in 1,536 men aged 45-65.

ALCOHOL SAVES LIVES

Light and moderate drinking saves more lives in England and Wales than are lost through the abuse of alcohol.