Comments on: Want A Healthier Heart? Drink More Beer! http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/want-a-healthier-heart-drink-more-beer/ Jay R. Brooks on Beer Thu, 24 May 2012 20:09:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://beerzine.com/?v=3.3.2 By: Lucas http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/want-a-healthier-heart-drink-more-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-10843 Lucas Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:52:53 +0000 http://brookston.beerzine.com/?p=3241#comment-10843 You could not have said it better . . . I have always taken issue with that binge drinking definition. You could not have said it better . . . I have always taken issue with that binge drinking definition.

]]> By: Derrick http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/want-a-healthier-heart-drink-more-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-10839 Derrick Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:29:40 +0000 http://brookston.beerzine.com/?p=3241#comment-10839 The idea that drinking is part of many people's healthy lifestyle is hard for some people to digest. There also seems to be a correlation that people who drink more tend to excercise more. Seems like those that work a little harder and play a little harder, live a little better. The idea that drinking is part of many people’s healthy lifestyle is hard for some people to digest. There also seems to be a correlation that people who drink more tend to excercise more. Seems like those that work a little harder and play a little harder, live a little better.

]]> By: Julie@GoodBrewer http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/want-a-healthier-heart-drink-more-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-10697 Julie@GoodBrewer Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:16:21 +0000 http://brookston.beerzine.com/?p=3241#comment-10697 As with everything, it all depends on the definition. Using my favorite, Wikipedia, I found a few more sensible definitions, which certainly mean that you are NOT a binge drinker based on your characterization of how you imbibe. "Binge drinking is the modern definition of drinking alcoholic beverages with the primary intention of becoming intoxicated by heavy consumption of alcohol over a short period of time." and "Whatever the numerical definition used, rapid consumption (shots, chugging, or drinking games) is often implied when the term is used colloquially, since one can remain relatively sober if the 4 or 5 drinks are spread out widely over the course of a long evening." One thing that I would totally like to see is for someone to correlate the various studies into an easy to read risk chart. So one can take a quick look at heavy drinking and see that risk of heart disease goes down, but liver disease goes up as does risk of car accidents, making a fool of yourself, beer goggles, etc, etc. As with everything, it all depends on the definition. Using my favorite, Wikipedia, I found a few more sensible definitions, which certainly mean that you are NOT a binge drinker based on your characterization of how you imbibe.

“Binge drinking is the modern definition of drinking alcoholic beverages with the primary intention of becoming intoxicated by heavy consumption of alcohol over a short period of time.”

and

“Whatever the numerical definition used, rapid consumption (shots, chugging, or drinking games) is often implied when the term is used colloquially, since one can remain relatively sober if the 4 or 5 drinks are spread out widely over the course of a long evening.”

One thing that I would totally like to see is for someone to correlate the various studies into an easy to read risk chart. So one can take a quick look at heavy drinking and see that risk of heart disease goes down, but liver disease goes up as does risk of car accidents, making a fool of yourself, beer goggles, etc, etc.

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