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Beer Drinkers Don't Get Big Bellies, and Other Myths

Plus a few truths...

(Newser) - You probably memorized many of these drinking tips before you could legally drink. Thing is, a number of them are false. In an article excerpted from New Scientist, the Washington Post busts a few myths ... and confirms a few others. Things that just aren't true:
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Middle-Aged Women: Have That 2nd Drink

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Nov 21, 2010 6:00 PM CST

Middle-Aged Women: Have That 2nd Drink

Turns out one to two drinks promote health in old age

(Newser) - Conventional wisdom (along with the American Heart Association) has long held that men can soak up the health benefits of alcohol by way of two drinks per day—while women have been told to not have more than one. Parity at last: Women who have a drink or two a...

Civilization Rose, Thanks to ... Beer?

Stone Age farmers may have liked grains for beer, not food

(Newser) - We may have beer to thank for, well, all of civilization. For years, archaeologists have suspected that when Stone Age people domesticated cereals—which eventually led to farming and settling—they were actually turning the grains into beer more often than food. One researcher tells LiveScience the evidence is getting...

Pregnant? Light Drinking Is A-OK

At five, children of light drinkers show no ill effects

(Newser) - Good news for pregnant ladies who are craving the occasional drink: Yet another study shows that light drinking is A-OK during pregnancy. London researchers looked at 11,500 children born between September 2000 and January 2002 whose mothers were divided into categories based on how much they drank while pregnant....

How Drinking Leads to Longer Lives

Basically, we don't know, but it might have something to do with HDL

(Newser) - After plenty of us raised a glass to the news that heavy drinkers live longer than abstainers, we drained that glass ... then got really pensive ... then started wondering, hey, how is that possible? Brian Palmer digs into the mystery for Slate , finding that booze seems to decrease one's risk of...

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