Alcoholic Beverages
Benefits
Only red wine when taken by adult males who are 50 years and above in very limited amounts may have some beneficial effects (reduce risk of myocardial infarction). It should be noted however, that even at this amount, several other negative effects are experienced.
Problems caused by alcoholic beverages
• Moderate consumption increases risk of arterial hypertension, oesophageal reflux, gastritis, liver disease, various types of cancer.
• Women who drink alcohol even in small quantities are at higher risk of breast cancer and other disorders.
Frequently asked questions:
Can non-alcoholic wine be a good substitute for alcoholic wine?
• Non-alcoholic wine is preferable to regular wine but unfermented grape juice is superior to it in its medicinal properties and healing power.
The possibly beneficial effects of wine and other alcoholic beverages on the heart are insignificant from a public health standpoint compared to the number of diseases and accidents that result from it. Alcoholic beverages cause more diseases and moral sufferings throughout the world than any other drug.