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One a day is fine. Two is probably better. If you want to drink more than this, or are just paranoid, start taking milk thistle daily.

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What, then, is too much? Is 2-3 drinks a day harmful, or a sign of alcoholism? If so, time to pick up some milk thistle.

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What, then, is too much? Is 2-3 drinks a day harmful, or a sign of alcoholism? If so, time to pick up some milk thistle.

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You can drink 7 a day because you want to and not be an alcoholic so I don't think that has anything to do with it. I would imagine 3 beers a day for life would make you pretty fat pretty quickly though unless the rest of your diet is great.

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What, then, is too much? Is 2-3 drinks a day harmful, or a sign of alcoholism? If so, time to pick up some milk thistle.

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What I've read is that when you start getting into 3 drinks per day or more, you start to outweigh the benefits with detriments.

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I have heard that only 1 glass fo wine per day is beneficial. 1 beer/1 shot, is not is not going to be detremiental, but you wont get the same health benefits as you would if you stick to 1-2 glasses of wine...anybody know?

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I read somewhere that beer was shown to have health benefits as well.

But don't trust me... do some research.

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I have heard that only 1 glass fo wine per day is beneficial. 1 beer/1 shot, is not is not going to be detremiental, but you wont get the same health benefits as you would if you stick to 1-2 glasses of wine...anybody know?

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Yes, I believe the studies were done with wine.

To the OP, 1 beer per day will have minimal impact either way. If you enjoy drinking a single beer, then by all means do so.

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I have heard that only 1 glass fo wine per day is beneficial. 1 beer/1 shot, is not is not going to be detremiental, but you wont get the same health benefits as you would if you stick to 1-2 glasses of wine...anybody know?

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Alcohol alone has been shown to have both positive and negative effects. The majority of the health benefits you're getting from wine are from the polyphenols, a group of chemicals that function as powerful anti-oxidants.

You can, of course, get anti-oxidants elsewhere, and pretty easily. Brightly colored vegetables, blueberries, many other fruits and vegetables, and right out of the vitamin bottle.

Overall, you'd do better without alcohol, but a single drink a day isn't too bad for you, and if it's red wine, you're getting a nice healthy dose of anti-oxidants. Don't forget the calories involved, though. Most people would probably get more value out of cutting down their amount of salt and sugar intake than worrying about the occasional beer.

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One beer a day is nothing, really. That can't be unhealthy. Since I got interested in quality beers (May 2003) and taking notes, I've had 1,090 different beers. That alone is well over one beer a day. Add to that the week-ends where I toss down ten or fifteen pints of shitty Carlsberg (that's appr. 52 week-ends a year) and the fact that I'm as healthy as man can be and you got your answer. [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

Beer is g00t!!~==!

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The better question is whether having double digit numbers of beers 3-5 nights/wk for all 4 yrs of college will have lasting negative effects on the liver...I sure hope not [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]