According to the American Dietary Guidelines (2002), the so-called "moderate drinking" means that men drink no more than two standard drinking units and women drink no more than one standard drinking unit every day. The standard beverage unit here is equivalent to 12 ounces of beer or 5 ounces of wine, or 1.5 ounces of 80-degree distilled liquor. Roughly equivalent to12g of pure alcohol.
A British scholar Zenason-Lick pointed out in the article "A small amount of regular drinking can prolong life" (Sunday Times165438+1October 28th, 2004): A large-scale survey on the relationship between drinking and health found that drinking a small amount of wine, beer or whisky every day can prolong life and prevent physical aging, while middle-aged people can drink a small amount. Dutch scholars have found that the average daily intake of alcohol is equivalent to 43.5ml of wine and 10 1.5ml of white wine, which can reduce the incidence of Alzheimer's disease. The researchers found that drinking one or two glasses of wine a day for women and two or three glasses for men has a very obvious effect on keeping healthy. So much so that they suggest that middle-aged people can drink alcohol in moderation every day as a supplement to their daily diet.
Professor Morten Grenback of the Danish Alcohol Research Center said, "The research results show that alcohol is good for your health if you take a cautious attitude. He conducted a follow-up survey of 57,000 Danes aged 55-65, and found that frequent and small drinking will greatly reduce the mortality rate. People who drink moderately every day live several years longer than alcoholics or teetotalers.
The research team headed by Professor Eric Rim of Harvard Medical School found that moderate drinking every day can reduce the risk of heart disease by 40-60% and diabetes by 36%. Greenfield of St Vincent's Hospital in Australia found through research. Intake of 1.5g alcohol can increase the insulin level in meals and reduce the increase of postprandial blood sugar level. Drinking 30~60 minutes after meals can increase energy consumption, and moderate drinking can prevent type 2 diabetes. Researchers at the University of Texas found that older women who drink 1~2 glasses of wine a day have better memories than women who don't drink. Moderate drinkers have less depression, better self-feeling, stronger self-confidence and higher cognitive scores than abstainers. It has also been reported that moderate drinking among the elderly has a low incidence of osteoporosis and fractures. Studies have shown that there is a "U" or "J" curve relationship between drinking and blood pressure. Drinking 10~30 grams every day, blood pressure is at the lowest point of "U" or "J" curve. Moderate drinkers reduce the risk of ischemic stroke by 20-50%. Harvard University studied nearly 2000 men and found that alcoholics and alcoholics are prone to impotence, while moderate drinkers have the least sexual dysfunction. Doctors from the American National Cancer Institute in Japan surveyed 1900 non-smoking men and found that moderate drinkers have a strong anti-cancer effect, which is 50% lower than that of non-drinkers. (It is also found that people who drink more than 40 grams a day are also more likely to develop cancer. )
In a word, moderate drinking has the functions of eliminating fatigue, invigorating spirit, increasing intelligence, relaxing muscles and tendons, promoting blood circulation, eliminating dampness and keeping out cold, preventing diseases and prolonging life.