A Toast To Good Health, Literally.

Often viewed as one of the most dangerous man-made substances on Earth, alcohol may be making a comeback. “Alcohol has become the sharpest double–edged sword in medicine.” (Zuger, The Case for Drinking.) Many studies have found that alcohol, taken in moderation, has several benefits. Although this news may come as a shock to many, it is by no means recent. The first major study to find heart benefits from alcohol was the Framingham study in 1948. (Zuger, The Case for Drinking.) One of its researchers, Dr. Carl Seltzer, wrote that government sponsors at the National Heart and Lung Institute forbade them to publish their findings in 1972. Why was such important research covered up? Policymakers did not want to be responsible for the backlash that would inevitably accompany any report stating that drinking was “o.k.”

A relatively harmless glass of wine, beer or liquor a day is the best nonprescription way to prevent heart attacks, strokes and dementia. (Aldridge

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