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Is the Moderate Consumption of Alcohol Beneficial to Human Health?

Position Statement:

In recent years, alcohol has been reported as a beneficial addition to the everyday diet of Americans to assist in the prevention of heart disease. These reports and articles, siting recent studies conducted by acclaimed institutional facilities, often justify moderate drinking and misinterpret the information and research. It is true that certain types of alcohol have been proven to be beneficial to a selected type of individual and that heart disease was not as prevalent in these individuals who were consuming alcohol in moderation. However, alcohol as a whole is not beneficial to most individuals whom consume it and these studies fail to communicate that to the American public. This report intends to refute the popular notion that alcohol is beneficial or healthy for most individuals and will touch on the major points documented in defense of moderate alcohol consumption and present them in a manner which will shed light on the often misinterpreted subject...

Posted by: Margaret Rowden

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