Evidence grows about benefits of moderate drinking
By Maggie Rosen, Globe Correspondent, 4/6/2004
A story on the Sunday night TV show, "60 Minutes," was the turning point.
Before that, for at least 2,000 years, people claimed alcohol had medicinal benefits, but no one knew for sure. In the dozen years since the show aired, scientists around the world have been looking at alcohol's upside, and their findings have been consistent: Drinking in moderation appears healthier than not drinking at all.
The show, which said this link might explain why French people have less heart disease than Americans, made it politically acceptable to talk about the pluses of alcohol and encouraged researchers to explore the health consequences of drinking, a number of scientists said.
http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2004/04/06/drink_to_this/
By Maggie Rosen, Globe Correspondent, 4/6/2004
A story on the Sunday night TV show, "60 Minutes," was the turning point.
Before that, for at least 2,000 years, people claimed alcohol had medicinal benefits, but no one knew for sure. In the dozen years since the show aired, scientists around the world have been looking at alcohol's upside, and their findings have been consistent: Drinking in moderation appears healthier than not drinking at all.
The show, which said this link might explain why French people have less heart disease than Americans, made it politically acceptable to talk about the pluses of alcohol and encouraged researchers to explore the health consequences of drinking, a number of scientists said.
http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2004/04/06/drink_to_this/
