A bottle of wine a day is not bad for you and abstaining is worse than drinking, scientist claims

[LynneSin]

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/news/a-bottle-of-wine-a-day-is-not-bad-for-you-and-abstaining-is-worse-than-drinking-scientist-claims-9271010.html

A bottle of wine a day is not bad for you and abstaining is worse than drinking, scientist claims

The recommended daily allowance for alcohol consumption in Britain may well be around the size of a medium to large glass of wine depending on your gender, but a leading scientist in the field has claimed drinking just over a bottle a day would do no harm to your health.

Former World Health Organisation alcohol expert Dr Kari Poikolainen has analysed decades of research into the effects of alcohol on the human body, The Daily Mail reports.

His conclusion - drinking is only harmful when you consume more than 13 units a day - that’s four to five pints of beer or more than a bottle of wine - which typically contains around 10 units.

He also believes that drinking more than the current recommended daily intake may in fact be healthier than being a teetotaler.

I didn't know the World Health Organization had an Alcohol Expert but if the position is open how do I apply for that job??!!

[DFW]

1. I always knew I was scheduled for an early death

I still don't drink the stuff. It's sad. Apparently that H²O crap is really bad for me, but I just can't shake the habit.

[Major Nikon]

2. Cheers!

[onehandle]

3. Great! I'll start each morning. What wine goes best with Cap'n Crunch? nt

[frogmarch]

4. Actually, he said, "abshtaining,"

didn't he?

[sharp_stick]

5. I'm ready for dinner

and I've got my bottle. I don't read far enough along to see if he actually mentions a volume because that would suck.

[LynneSin]

7. I got my bottle waiting....

[Arugula Latte]

6. Hell to the Yes!

[Brickbat]

8. SOLD.

[DeSwiss]

9. And it's the holy thing to do!

1 Timothy 5:23 - ''Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities.'' (KJV)

- K&R!

[LiberalElite]

10. Hey didn't Jesus

turn water into wine? Skol!

[LynneSin]

12. which is what I tell of any 'Christian' who says we should abstain of alcohol

If Jesus didn't want us to drink he would have turned the water into prune juice or something.

[LynneSin]

11. Wine is Jesus approved!

7 Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water”; so they filled them to the brim.

8 Then he told them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.”

They did so, 9 and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside 10 and said, “Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now.”

John 2: 7-10

I figured Jesus approved of wine, therefore I will drink of it.