There's been so many studies done on
wine and its health effects its hard to know what to think anymore. But there's another study that just came out to add to the plethora of information on the popular subject.
A recent study was done on the effects of alcohol in general on people's bodies. Three groups of individuals were studied, one group that completely abstained from alcohol, one that drank in moderation, and one group that drank to excess regularly. While preconceived ideas would lead many to believe that those that abstained from alcohol completely would live the longest, this study does not support this idea.
The study found that those who drank in moderation lived longer than either of the other two groups. Those who drank to excess on a regularly basis lived the shortest lives, and those that abstained completely lived longer than excess drinkers but not as long as moderate drinkers.
While the specifics of the study would have to be analyzed, specifically the types of lifestyles that these groups of individuals had, the results are surprising and potentially have far reaching consequences.
The researchers themselves have a potential variety of reasons that this would be true. From social interaction to potentially beneficial chemical reactions coming from the moderate drinking of alcohol, they firmly believe in the efficacy of the study.
Wine itself was not specifically studied, but the moderate and "excess" drinkers all had wine in their diet, so it was specifically included.
Should this affect the way you look at drinking? I would say that it definitely should. If the study is generally true, then there is no reason that you should feel bad getting discount wines delivered. And actually, you should feel good about it if you are able to stay in control of your alcohol consumption.
