If Alcohol is a POISON and causes "LIVER DAMAGE", why drink?!
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alcohol causes an intoxication (hence the term "intoxicated") but that term is actually a technical term used to describe a certain form of food-borne illness!. the term intoxication refers to a poisoning with a toxic substance!. alcohol is a toxic substance in larger quantities and abuse of the substance can cause irreversible damage to various organs!. the use of alcohol in moderation can be beneficial but, moderation suggests the absence of "intoxication" (judged by the absence of the symptoms of the intoxication), in other words, don't get drunk!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
For one, I enjoy the taste!.
For two, I am able to enjoy in moderation!. I limit myself to two drinks per day (and can abstain if needbe)!.
For three, there are several studies that show moderate alcohol consumption (specifically, red wine and some other types, and by moderate, less than two drinks) can have some health benefits when combined with other good health habits (healthy diet, exercise)!.
The vast majority of people are able to enjoy alcohol responsibly without it becoming a habit!. With that being said, too many people fall victim of addiction for a litany of reasons!. Some people simply should never have that first drink!.
Your premise, frankly, is horribly flawed!. If you don't like alcohol, then don't drink (and you do seem to have posed a litany of anti-alcohol questions), but let others draw their own conclusions!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
For two, I am able to enjoy in moderation!. I limit myself to two drinks per day (and can abstain if needbe)!.
For three, there are several studies that show moderate alcohol consumption (specifically, red wine and some other types, and by moderate, less than two drinks) can have some health benefits when combined with other good health habits (healthy diet, exercise)!.
The vast majority of people are able to enjoy alcohol responsibly without it becoming a habit!. With that being said, too many people fall victim of addiction for a litany of reasons!. Some people simply should never have that first drink!.
Your premise, frankly, is horribly flawed!. If you don't like alcohol, then don't drink (and you do seem to have posed a litany of anti-alcohol questions), but let others draw their own conclusions!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
what is your question here!? seems like a rant!.!.
probably shouldnt vent your frustrations about people drinking in this section, because the people who frequent this sections are DRINKERS!.!.
move on to health!.
Personally, I drink alcohol for a number of reasons!. I drink to get buzzed, to get drunk, to just feel more relaxed, to sleep better, to calm myself!. I do not get any effects of anger or hostility when drinking, it makes me have a better time!.
Yes I realize the negative side effects of drinking!. Most people I know who drink, including myself, started in their mid-teen years and haven't really stopped since!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
probably shouldnt vent your frustrations about people drinking in this section, because the people who frequent this sections are DRINKERS!.!.
move on to health!.
Personally, I drink alcohol for a number of reasons!. I drink to get buzzed, to get drunk, to just feel more relaxed, to sleep better, to calm myself!. I do not get any effects of anger or hostility when drinking, it makes me have a better time!.
Yes I realize the negative side effects of drinking!. Most people I know who drink, including myself, started in their mid-teen years and haven't really stopped since!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Oxygen is caustic and causes cell decay, be we keep breathing it!.!.!.
But seriously, who's the wino in your life that let you to believe that anyone who has a drink will become chemically dependent on it!? It sounds like you have had a painful experience in the past!. I mean, alcohol is not any worse than eating junk food if it's done in moderation!. Candy, cake, pie, donuts, chips!.!.!. all of that is bad for you but most people indulge occasionally and aren't addicted to the sugar rush!.
And no one is 100% healthy!. Even the person who eats perfectly without junk food, gets lots of exercise every day, visits their doctor and dentist like clockwork!.!.!. even that guy will have a vice!. Maybe he watches too much television, maybe he lets himself get worked up and stressed out all the time, maybe he is a social fool, maybe he tans too much!.
Point is, we all have our vices!. Alcohol is one of them!. Everything in moderation!.
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But seriously, who's the wino in your life that let you to believe that anyone who has a drink will become chemically dependent on it!? It sounds like you have had a painful experience in the past!. I mean, alcohol is not any worse than eating junk food if it's done in moderation!. Candy, cake, pie, donuts, chips!.!.!. all of that is bad for you but most people indulge occasionally and aren't addicted to the sugar rush!.
And no one is 100% healthy!. Even the person who eats perfectly without junk food, gets lots of exercise every day, visits their doctor and dentist like clockwork!.!.!. even that guy will have a vice!. Maybe he watches too much television, maybe he lets himself get worked up and stressed out all the time, maybe he is a social fool, maybe he tans too much!.
Point is, we all have our vices!. Alcohol is one of them!. Everything in moderation!.
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Why do anything that is potentially dangerous!? Drink it because we like it!. Eat it because we like it!.
Chemical dependency is a real problem to those predisposed to addiction!. But this a very few of the many millions that take drugs, prescriptions or not, and/or alcohol!.
Alcohol itself, IN MODERATION, does show health benefit!. It is ethanol which comes in beer, wine, and distilled spirits!. Wine and beer have additional health benefits!.
We are sorry to hear about your unfortunate friend or family member!.
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Chemical dependency is a real problem to those predisposed to addiction!. But this a very few of the many millions that take drugs, prescriptions or not, and/or alcohol!.
Alcohol itself, IN MODERATION, does show health benefit!. It is ethanol which comes in beer, wine, and distilled spirits!. Wine and beer have additional health benefits!.
We are sorry to hear about your unfortunate friend or family member!.
Take care!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
not all alcohol drinkers are addicted to the stuff!. I can go on for months without having to drink a sip of the stuff!. i only drink sometimes, mainly for socializing!. Besides its fine if the stuff is in small amounts and beer and run are not POISON!! you have your liver to filter out the stuff!. its only damaging to your liver if you decide to drink in huge quantities over long periods of time!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
Why not!? Pretty much everything can kill you if not handled properly!. Poisons, by definition, are substances that can cause damage, illness, or death to organisms!. Therefore water is a poison, do you propose we not do anything with water because it is a poison and can kill people!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
different people have different reasons for drinking alcohol!. stress relief!. to forget!. for fun!. to fit in!. There's no one answer for this question!. Often alcohol is tasty!. It's a legal and socially acceptable drug that is used by large amounts of people!. And it's not all that bad for you in moderation (several studies show that a glass of red wine is good for your heart in fact)!. Myself, I enjoy a martini at the end of a long week!.
Maybe a better question is why do people drink in excess!? To which I would say the answer is often to forget!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
Maybe a better question is why do people drink in excess!? To which I would say the answer is often to forget!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
It's not a poison per se, and not all who consume it, even daily, get liver damage!. Double-check your facts, okay!?
I enjoy a half a bottle of wine enormously!. Once or twice a week, Mr!. Maryn and I will have a special meal and share a bottle of wine!. Neither of us gets drunk--or poisoned!.
Now that our kids are grown, holiday dinners, weddings, etc!. with all of us sharing wine are among my favorite things!.
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I enjoy a half a bottle of wine enormously!. Once or twice a week, Mr!. Maryn and I will have a special meal and share a bottle of wine!. Neither of us gets drunk--or poisoned!.
Now that our kids are grown, holiday dinners, weddings, etc!. with all of us sharing wine are among my favorite things!.
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You already know the answer!. Because people like the feeling of being drunk (or buzzed or whatever)!.
It also happens to be that, in small amounts ("moderation"), alcohol may not be terribly harmful (even water can kill you)!. And some types, such as red wine, may have benefits that outweigh the risks!.
The key is moderation!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
It also happens to be that, in small amounts ("moderation"), alcohol may not be terribly harmful (even water can kill you)!. And some types, such as red wine, may have benefits that outweigh the risks!.
The key is moderation!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
If you avoided everything that might possibly cause you harm, you'd never eat or drink a thing!. Our food and drink are full of chemicals and preservatives, you go outside and you might get hit by a bus/lightening/mugged/blown apart by terrorists!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.better stay in!. Oh but then what if the gas fire leaks carbon monoxide and kills you in your sleep!? Sleep!? How do you know you'll wake up!? Life is full of danger, alcohol is just a tiny part of that! Lighten up!.
Oh and why is wine exempt!? Last time I looked it was pretty strong stuff I was drinking!Www@FoodAQ@Com
Oh and why is wine exempt!? Last time I looked it was pretty strong stuff I was drinking!Www@FoodAQ@Com
Look, I shouldn't even be answering this!. You came here with the intent to spread your neo-prohibitionist ideas into a discussion forum!.
You are not actually looking for reasons, you are looking for excuses!. You want us to fail and offer no good reason, so you can stand up tall on a high horse and proclaim us to be killing ourselves!. You want to show us how alcohol is not the solution, but only the problem!. You want to feel proud and better than us!. You may even have a religious agenda!.
Your additional details are nothing but argumentative and accusatory, littered with inaccuracies and falsely held beliefs!.
For example, it is about 10% of those who drink who become dependent on alcohol!. This means for 90% of people who START OUT drinking for "fun & stress release" do not HAVE to HAVE it, they STILL JUST WANT to have it!. These people are your common drinkers, who enjoy a beer or glass of wine with a meal, who enjoy getting drunk on occasion and who will suffer no physical or mental addiction to alcohol!.
If alcohol is the topic, as you clearly proclaim in your title, then indeed we ARE talking about WINE!. Wine: n!. An alcoholic beverage derived from fermented grapes!. See, WINE has ALCOHOL and that is your topic!. You wonder why people would drink this POISON, yet you offer no clear evidence of it being a poison in the connotation nearly all of us will associate that word with!. Isopropyl alcohol, now that's a poison!. You drink a half ounce of that you will go blind and die; you drink a half ounce of ethanol and you will not even know you did!.
Now, as to beer and rum, and the etcetera you mentioned, the effects of that are in FACT the *SAME* as with WINE!. Fundamentally, clinical research conducted by people with professional degrees far beyond your scope of understanding have found a relationship between healthiness and alcohol consmuption!. General alcohol consumption, not just wine, but indeed the effect of wine is largely due to the alcohol!. In this same vein, the health benefits of beer and rum, and etcetera, are all derived from their alcoholic content!. For example, drinking 2-3 drinks per day for a male shows a decrease in mortality rates, especially caused by heart disesae!. At 1-2 drinks per day for females, this same effect is observed [the difference being accounted for by body mass and percent of mass contained in water, ie, an intrinsic trait to being male or being female!.]
You can either disregard this entire post, and continue to believe your baseless claims, as I expect you to do!. Or you can ponder my questioning of your stance and re-evaluate your position!.
The one thing I will say is that *where* you live and *how* you grew up greatly affects your opinion, which is almost always something based on personal values rather than actual truth!. If you grew up with an alcoholic father who beat your mother, it would be easier to blame alcohol than think your father was an aggressive, violent, ignorant man!. If you grew up with a drug addicted slut of a mother, it would be easy to blame the drugs rather than think your mother was truly a sex addict and found out she could get paid to do what she craved!. If your neighborhood was infected with drunks hanging out on street corners, asking for money as you walked down the street, and sleeping in boxes near your house, it would be logical to attribute this to the alcohol rather than poor understanding of how society functions and how to succeed in life, in general!. Don't ever assume the best out of people, we are at our core savages and our main interest is our own selfish needs!. Your religion may differ from that; but if the Greeks had their polytheist life, the Hindus still do, there are Buddhists, Muslims, Jews, Christians, and Catholics -- do you really think there is a single GOD!? If there were, how can you know (scientifically) which one is right, or if any of them are right!? My proposition is that there is either a) no god, or b) infinitely many Gods which act transparently!. Now, science can't prove either of these -- but by looking to History and using common reasoning, we can eliminate the idea that there is only one true God!. For example, a Muslim and a Catholic both believe there is only one true God, and that they worship the "correct" one!. Atleast one of them must clearly be false, yet, how can you prove the "other" one isn't true!? Then either both are wrong or both are right!.!.!. thus there are either 0 gods or infinite gods!. If there are infinite gods, how can they observe us and guide us without us seeing them!? I could see it being hard to find a single God, but what if there were infinitely many Gods!? In fact, if this were the case, there would Gods within all of us, around all of us, and in fact, even in the core of the Earth, what you would typically consider Hell!. Therefore, if a God is in Hell, and you worship him, why aren't you a satanist!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
You are not actually looking for reasons, you are looking for excuses!. You want us to fail and offer no good reason, so you can stand up tall on a high horse and proclaim us to be killing ourselves!. You want to show us how alcohol is not the solution, but only the problem!. You want to feel proud and better than us!. You may even have a religious agenda!.
Your additional details are nothing but argumentative and accusatory, littered with inaccuracies and falsely held beliefs!.
For example, it is about 10% of those who drink who become dependent on alcohol!. This means for 90% of people who START OUT drinking for "fun & stress release" do not HAVE to HAVE it, they STILL JUST WANT to have it!. These people are your common drinkers, who enjoy a beer or glass of wine with a meal, who enjoy getting drunk on occasion and who will suffer no physical or mental addiction to alcohol!.
If alcohol is the topic, as you clearly proclaim in your title, then indeed we ARE talking about WINE!. Wine: n!. An alcoholic beverage derived from fermented grapes!. See, WINE has ALCOHOL and that is your topic!. You wonder why people would drink this POISON, yet you offer no clear evidence of it being a poison in the connotation nearly all of us will associate that word with!. Isopropyl alcohol, now that's a poison!. You drink a half ounce of that you will go blind and die; you drink a half ounce of ethanol and you will not even know you did!.
Now, as to beer and rum, and the etcetera you mentioned, the effects of that are in FACT the *SAME* as with WINE!. Fundamentally, clinical research conducted by people with professional degrees far beyond your scope of understanding have found a relationship between healthiness and alcohol consmuption!. General alcohol consumption, not just wine, but indeed the effect of wine is largely due to the alcohol!. In this same vein, the health benefits of beer and rum, and etcetera, are all derived from their alcoholic content!. For example, drinking 2-3 drinks per day for a male shows a decrease in mortality rates, especially caused by heart disesae!. At 1-2 drinks per day for females, this same effect is observed [the difference being accounted for by body mass and percent of mass contained in water, ie, an intrinsic trait to being male or being female!.]
You can either disregard this entire post, and continue to believe your baseless claims, as I expect you to do!. Or you can ponder my questioning of your stance and re-evaluate your position!.
The one thing I will say is that *where* you live and *how* you grew up greatly affects your opinion, which is almost always something based on personal values rather than actual truth!. If you grew up with an alcoholic father who beat your mother, it would be easier to blame alcohol than think your father was an aggressive, violent, ignorant man!. If you grew up with a drug addicted slut of a mother, it would be easy to blame the drugs rather than think your mother was truly a sex addict and found out she could get paid to do what she craved!. If your neighborhood was infected with drunks hanging out on street corners, asking for money as you walked down the street, and sleeping in boxes near your house, it would be logical to attribute this to the alcohol rather than poor understanding of how society functions and how to succeed in life, in general!. Don't ever assume the best out of people, we are at our core savages and our main interest is our own selfish needs!. Your religion may differ from that; but if the Greeks had their polytheist life, the Hindus still do, there are Buddhists, Muslims, Jews, Christians, and Catholics -- do you really think there is a single GOD!? If there were, how can you know (scientifically) which one is right, or if any of them are right!? My proposition is that there is either a) no god, or b) infinitely many Gods which act transparently!. Now, science can't prove either of these -- but by looking to History and using common reasoning, we can eliminate the idea that there is only one true God!. For example, a Muslim and a Catholic both believe there is only one true God, and that they worship the "correct" one!. Atleast one of them must clearly be false, yet, how can you prove the "other" one isn't true!? Then either both are wrong or both are right!.!.!. thus there are either 0 gods or infinite gods!. If there are infinite gods, how can they observe us and guide us without us seeing them!? I could see it being hard to find a single God, but what if there were infinitely many Gods!? In fact, if this were the case, there would Gods within all of us, around all of us, and in fact, even in the core of the Earth, what you would typically consider Hell!. Therefore, if a God is in Hell, and you worship him, why aren't you a satanist!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
Because if you drink it in moderation it is harmless, and it helps some people be social!. In fact, drinking small amounts of alcohol is actually good for your heart and poses no threat whatsoever to your liver!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
in that sense food too is a poison that is why a liver is need to filter it by way of blood flow through the liver!. too many nutrients can harm the liver too they are chemicals!.
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I think it's because it's sorta addicting !.!.like smoking
But drinking small amounts won't be as damaging
A person who drinks loads of cans a day would be more entitled to having liver damage!.!.I think
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But drinking small amounts won't be as damaging
A person who drinks loads of cans a day would be more entitled to having liver damage!.!.I think
That just came from my knowledge =]Www@FoodAQ@Com
Ohhhh, Joe called her a neo-prohibitionist!.
But he is right!.
Drink up people!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
But he is right!.
Drink up people!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
it only causes damage if you drink ferquently!. If you have a glass of wine or a beer with your burger, then its ok!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
stress!.!.!.!.the same reason why people smoke!.!.lung cancer!.!.!.or do coke!.!.!.heart failure!.!.!.people are dumb !.!.be afraid very afraid!.!.
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