Health benefits of drinking? Yes.
A new book titled “The Science of Healthy Drinking” , by Gene Ford, is 461-page pro-alcohol polemic that details all the reasons that teetotalers are in trouble.
Despite its academic tone , the book won best wine literature book in the United States.
Here are the first four chapter titles:
“Angina Pectoris – Relief from upper body pain.”
“Atherosclerosis – Fewer arterial problems.”
“Blood Clots – Drinks help reduce blood clotting.”
“High Blood Pressure – Less risk for hypertension.”
And so on. Reading the book, you learn that you risk everything from the common cold to kidney stones by NOT drinking.
“There’s a socially redeeming side to that book,” the publisher says. “Just think of all these old-timers on Social Security and Medicare who never take a drink. If we could just convince 10 percent of them to have two glasses of wine a day, we could help save the Medicare system.”