BEER IS GOOD FOR YOU, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT

(November, 2016) Today, alcohol is good for you. A new study claims that a pint of beer a day could help reduce the risk of having a stroke or developing cardiovascular disease. The Pennsylvania State University study of 80,000 adults found the natural decline in high-density lipoprotein (HDL), or “good” cholesterol, in the body was slowed by a moderate intake of alcohol. The results showed that one or two daily servings of alcohol for a man, or up to one for a woman, was associated with a slower HDL decline than either not drinking at all, or drinking too heavily. While the trend applied to both beer and spirits, the effect was most visible for drinkers of beer.
* Can you really trust a college study on beer?
* 80,000 beer drinkers at Penn State is like, what, one homecoming weekend?
* Two servings of alcohol for a man, but only one for a woman? Gee, ladies can’t get a break ANYWHERE.
* I thought “one daily serving of alcohol” was a six-pack?