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Whether you’re a daily sipper or reserve that glass or two of wine for noteworthy occasions, it can be tempting to think that alcohol isn’t so bad for your health - via healthing_ca healthing Health healthnews canada

When you look at the international data, any use of alcohol will increase risk to chronic health disease, such as hypertension, cholesterol problems and cancers, especially esophageal and stomach cancers, Chow says.In general, he recommends moderation and one drink a day at most for women and two drinks a day at most for men: “for enjoyment, but not for health reasons.”If you can’t ditch your wine with dinner, low-cal wines or other cocktails are not the answer.

Stick with your favourite red wine, Chow says. He agrees that red wine has a marginal benefit when compared with other types of wines or alcoholic beverages because of the flavonoids associated with the skin of the grapes. “Red wine has more benefit than other alcohol types, such as whiskey, white wine or other things. So if you have to choose a drink, red wine would be better, butWhile alcohol consumption is not listed as a risk factor for heart disease, Chow says he counsels his patients to enjoy it in moderation because chronic use can contribute to the cluster of conditions that set people up for heart problems, like sedentary behaviour, high blood pressure, diabetes, smoking and high cholesterol.

“I would have a drink for enjoyment in social settings, but definitely in moderation,” Chow says. “No more than one glass of red wine.”Is there something about health that you have always wondered about but are too embarrassed to ask? Send a note to

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