Honestly how bad is alcohol on the body? (read description)

Bad for your body in excess, but good for social and mental health in moderation. 1 drink / day for females 2/males

scientists are joykill dorks.

you seriously want some 140 pound geek at the CDC telling you what's healthy to drink?

I know people that drink 6 beers a night for many years and are perfectly healthy. I know a few people that drink twice that and have only minor health issues.

Drink 2, sometimes but not more than 3 drinks with vodka, being careful with mixing with sugary stuff, and you're golden. This is FAR healthier than not drinking at all.

EVERY other drink (other than Ouzo, basically) carries a positive risk, and so does consuming more than 2 of the above regularly.

Beer slows you down by at least 36 seconds per mile.

Corey Bellemore beer mile = 4:33; non-beer mile = 3:57

From What I've Read wrote:

Bad for your body in excess, but good for social and mental health in moderation. 1 drink / day for females 2/males

About this, is it okay to have more than 1 a day if you don't drink on some of the days. In other words, instead of 1/day all week, have 0 drinks Monday-Thursday, then 2-3 per day over the weekend? I don't drinking every day and when I do drink, I like to have more than 1 (within reason).

No. You can't 'bank' alcohol use.

Just like you can't sleep more to cover time you sleep less. Drinking more than 1 or 2, bad NO MATTER WHAT. Not sleeping enough one time, bad NO MATTER HOW LATE YOU SLEEP IN SATURDAY.

The studies showing that moderate drinking is good for you are very suspect. The evidence on the effect excessive drinking has on your body is very solid. There is a growing concern that there really is no beneficial amount of drinking and it may all be harmful.

As for age, the main difference is that when you are young, you can digest the booze better at night. When you get older, you will pop out of bed about 3 hours after you fall asleep when your body tries to process all the sugars in the booze. When you are younger, it does not take as much booze to start feeling good. When you are older and have been drinking for a long time, you will put down a bottle of wine at dinner and feel nothing. And when you are older, too much booze will go right to your waistline. When you are young, you can drink every night and be at race weight.

+1

You gotta get up and pee about 3 a.m., Too.

Europeans and Africans tend to handle alcohol better than Asians or Native Americans.

skeptic sandy wrote:

We know it is bad for a sedentary, average fat American these studies all do.

What about for someone who is in early 20's, running 90-100 mpw with 2-3 workouts a week, who eats mainly raw and lots of fruits and vegetables, sleeps 8-9 hr a night, stays hydrated etc. Supping with milk thistle, getting lots of sunshine etc

Like does it really hurt a hardcore runner the same as a slob? Sure it's gotta be way less harmful. Lots of pros drink and race fast and have longevity

It's considerably worse for your brain than it is for your body. To your body it's just some sugar and related plant molecules. To your brain, it's an addictive, depressant drug. In no way is that overblown or bad. However, it's a matter of degrees-- caffeine is similarly addictive. Trouble is caffeine doesn't have the potential to ruin lives, whereas alcohol does.

is that overblown or good for you*

Seriously, get help.

most likely OP is an addict in denial wrote:

Seriously, get help.

What? I drink only a few beers a week. I was just wondering. I know guuys like Shorter, Pre, etc all hit the booze pretty hard so I was curious. They are still alive and doing well and raced well

skeptic sandy wrote:

most likely OP is an addict in denial wrote:

Seriously, get help.

What? I drink only a few beers a week. I was just wondering. I know guuys like Shorter, Pre, etc all hit the booze pretty hard so I was curious. They are still alive and doing well and raced well

Got bad news for you about Pre. Anyway, you are rationalizing too much in the original post for me to believe you don't have a problem.

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Depends on your genes wrote:

Europeans and Africans tend to handle alcohol better than Asians or Native Americans.

Hey, that's racist. What about African Americans and Irish?

And where's the link to the study, dildo?

Not bad unless you overdo it. And then it can be really bad.

Moderation is key. Don't think it much matters if you're a fat slob vs a healthy person. Perhaps the a 5% body fat runner will get catch a buzz faster because the alcohol will absorb faster. Not necessarily bad, though.

most likely OP is an addict in denial wrote:

skeptic sandy wrote:

What? I drink only a few beers a week. I was just wondering. I know guuys like Shorter, Pre, etc all hit the booze pretty hard so I was curious. They are still alive and doing well and raced well

Got bad news for you about Pre. Anyway, you are rationalizing too much in the original post for me to believe you don't have a problem.

Well it's true. I'm just obsessive about health and racing

skeptic sandy wrote:

We know it is bad for a sedentary, average fat American these studies all do.

But it is good for European, and even more for Russian people. In fact, vodka is normal diet over there.