Tagay tayo ! Cheers ! ...in moderation !

[Terpe]

Two things I heard on the radio this afternoon.

1. Eating too much red meat may be linked to bowel cancer. (That's a topic for a new thread)


2. Moderate alcohol drinkers live longer than both excessive drinkers and teetotalers.
They said it can flush out the bad cholesterol (the type that clogs arteries)
Also that alcohol may reduce the risk of heart disease by up to 20%.
But that moderate alcohol consumption is only beneficial to men over 40
Younger men shouldn't justify drinking on medical grounds at all.

Great new for me then

[Doc Alan]

Moderate alcohol drinkers live longer than both excessive drinkers and teetotalers.
They said it can flush out the bad cholesterol (the type that clogs arteries)
Also that alcohol may reduce the risk of heart disease by up to 20%.
But that moderate alcohol consumption is only beneficial to men over 40
Younger men shouldn't justify drinking on medical grounds at all.

Great new for me then

It is ...if you recall exactly what was said on the radio ! I'm not convinced about moderate drinking increasing longevity compared to "teetotalers" - are the latter life-long, or ex-alcoholics?
I've already said it may raise "good" cholesterol and lower "bad" cholesterol.
I'm cautious about putting a figure (20%) on the benefits.
Nobody should justify taking up drinking on health grounds.
The limits thought to be safe for women are lower than for men because of how their body treats alcohol, but as 1/5 women ( and 1/3 men ) in the UK drink more than the recommended amounts, there is clearly a problem in the UK.
As for the Philippines (never forgetting this is FILIPINO UK forum), maybe it's a reflection of the conservative filipinos I know, but I don't think alcohol is such a problem, compared to UK.
Several filipina friends don't drink at all, unlike my British friends. Even at the Aegis Band concert which I was at last May, drinking was much more restrained than at similar events in UK. This has to be my opinion, because hard facts are more difficult to obtain from Philippines than UK.

[Englishman2010]

As for the Philippines (never forgetting this is FILIPINO UK forum), maybe it's a reflection of the conservative filipinos I know, but I don't think alcohol is such a problem, compared to UK.
Several filipina friends don't drink at all, unlike my British friends. Even at the Aegis Band concert which I was at last May, drinking was much more restrained than at similar events in UK. This has to be my opinion, because hard facts are more difficult to obtain from Philippines than UK.

From my own observations in the Phil's, young women generally drink less than the equivalent aged women in the UK, but I think Filipino men of all ages enjoy a good drink and can certainly put away a huge quantity. Every time I went out with a gang of Filipino's, I was surprised by the amount they drank....or was it just because I was picking up the tab

[Ako Si Jamie]

From my own observations in the Phil's, young women generally drink less than the equivalent aged women in the UK

That's a major understatement

[Englishman2010]

That's a major understatement

Generally, unless they are bar girls. I met a few in Sing a couple of years ago and they could drink most of my mates sea fairing buddies under the table