i am in the camp that people should drink as much as they damn well want as long as things are met:
1:you get your S$%^ done! (as in you're a responsible adult)
2:you don't get obese due to drinking
3:you are safe
...(have a drink alone and you're a raging alcoholic!!!)
one of the few things i appreciate about europe is the view on alcohol, it's not a huge deal. that and their views on nudity!
now hard liquor is a different matter. livers don't like hard liquor.
Source? I'm skeptical about that claim. Ethanol is ethanol is ethanol, and it's the EtOH that causes liver problems. Beer and wine just contain it in more diluted amounts, but a standard 1.5 oz shot of 80 proof liquor contains the exact same amount of EtOH as a 12 oz 5% beer.
As to whether 2/day is unhealthy, that's also debatable. It's the European health agencies that consider healthy consumption to be 4-6 per day, right?
I often drink 2 to 3 Beers a day as i have to check the taste that i make at my home. If there is any special occasion i never count that how many beers i drank.
i must say, not only am i suprised to hear such low amounts, but also suprised to hear people saying they might be "naughty" for 15 pints a week.
i am in the camp that people should drink as much as they damn well want as long as things are met:
1:you get your S$%^ done! (as in you're a responsible adult)
2:you don't get obese due to drinking
3:you are safe
i have always felt alcohol has a terrible rep in this country and i blame the puritanical roots.
every non-workday, i drink wine within two hours or so of waking up, so around 9. little glass of cabernet to start my day, delicious. my wife usually joins me, but sometimes she will start her day with an IPA. only wine for me in the morning (or still cider) then i will proceed to drink throughout most of the day and night, although never quickly and i don't typically get drunk.
people have called me an old italian grandpa before because i drink wine in the morning, i'm ok with that, even though i am well under 40 and have no kids.
that said, i drink 2 beers after work usually then have around 2 glasses of wine. sometimes 3. weekends are a whole different ballgame and i don't have a clue, nor do i care, what it all adds up to.
as far as going without....
one time a few years back i had a really bad cold, i actually had to take cold medicine for it, i didnt drink anything for two days.
I'm in your club too.... I thought it was from the alcohol as well the doc said he actually felt it had nothing to do with my drinking though as I only consumed at that point maybe 2 per night and never hard liquor. I hate to break it to all of us but in my case it ended up being my diet that raised my liver enzymes (ALT) you believe it Mcdonalds is more toxic to our bodies than beer !!!! point being everytime you hear about liver damage don;t jump straight to the beer look at the whole picture but if you have a good diet are otherwise healthy and still have liver enzyme issues ..... yeah cut back or quit for a while !!!!!I met all your criteria above for a long time... until a liver enzyme test showed levels that were above normal. You should add another health bullet to your list, obesity/weight gain isn't the only bad thing that alcohol can cause...
3-4 sitting around at home, and up to 9 when I go out. Damn, I might just be an alcoholic.
When I was a kid it was illegal to sell alcohol here before noon on Sundays and a couple townies used to do that. Cough syrup, also. Nasty.
I worked as a security guard in college in MN and dealt with a lot of homeless drunks. We always noticed their minty fresh breath on Sunday, when it is illegal to sell liquor in MN.
Twice as much when my ac breaks and I pay weekend service call fees
A different question.... How much weight have you gained since you started home brewing? About 8 pounds here.
At 6'2 I was a consistent 180lbs until I hit 40 or so. No mater what I ate or drank. The last 6-7 years, with increased homebrew and craft beer consumption I was pushing 200. I made a new years resolution this year, which I almost never do. For every beer I drink I have to run 2 miles or bike 5. I can drink as much as I want, but I have to pay for it. I'm over 1500 miles on the bike and 300 running year to date. And down to 185lb. And really enjoying good beer. 1-2 weekdays, 3-4 weekends.
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