1. It Can Lower Your Risk Of Cardiovascular
Disease
The School of Public Health at Harvard University
found that "moderate amounts of alcohol raises levels of
high-density lipoprotein, HDL, or 'good' cholesterol and
higher HDL levels are associated with greater protection
against heart disease. Moderate alcohol consumption has
also been linked with beneficial changes ranging from better
sensitivity to insulin to improvements in factors that
influence blood clotting....Such changes would tend to
prevent the formation of small blood clots that can block
arteries in the heart, neck, and brain, the ultimate cause of
many heart attacks and the most common kind of stroke."
This finding is applicable to both men and women who have
not been previously diagnosed with any type of
cardiovascular disease.


2. It Can Lengthen Your Life
Drinking occasionally could add a few years to your life. A
study by the Catholic University of Campobasso reported
that drinking less than four or two drinks per day for men and
women respectively could reduce the risk of death by 18
percent, as reported by Reuters. "Little amounts, preferably
during meals, this appears to be the right way (to drink
alcohol)," said Dr. Giovanni de Gaetano of Catholic
University, another author on the study. "This is another
feature of the Mediterranean diet, where alcohol, wine above
all, is the ideal partner of a dinner or lunch, but that's all: the
rest of the day must be absolutely alcohol-free.


3. It Can Improve Your Libido
Contrary to prior beliefs, newer research has found that
moderate drinking might actually protect against erectile
dysfunction in the same way that drinking red wine might
benefit heart disease. In a 2009 study published in the,
Journal of Sexual Medicine, researchers found that the
chances of erectile dysfunction were reduced by 25 to 30
percent among alcohol drinkers. The lead researcher, Kew-
Kim Chew, an epidemiologist at the University of West
Australia, conducted the study with 1,770 Australian men. In
his study, Chew cautiously noted that he and his team in no
way are advising men to hit the bottle, and that further
research is needed to accurately connect impotence and
alcohol consumption.

4. It Helps Prevent
Against the Common Cold
The Department of Psychology at Carnegie Mellon
University found that while susceptibility to the common
cold was increased by smoking, moderate alcohol
consumption led to a decrease in common cold cases for
nonsmokers. This study was conducted in 1993 with 391
adults. In 2002, according to the New York Times, Spanish
researchers found that by drinking eight to 14 glasses of
wine per week, particularly red wine, one could see a 60-
percent reduction in the risk of developing a cold. The
scientists suspected that this had something to do with the
antioxidant properties of wine.


5. It Can Decrease Chances Of Developing
Dementia
In a study that included more than 365,000 participants
since 1977, as reported in the journal Neuropsychiatric
Disease and Treatment, moderate drinkers were 23 percent
less likely to develop cognitive impairment or Alzheimer's
disease and other forms of dementia. "Small amounts of
alcohol might, in effect, make brain cells more fit. Alcohol in
moderate amounts stresses cells and thus toughens them up
to cope with major stresses down the road that could cause
dementia," said Edward J. Neafsey, Ph.D., co-author of the
study, as reported by Science Daily. "We don't recommend
that nondrinkers start drinking," Neafsey said. "But moderate
drinking — if it is truly moderate — can be beneficial."


6. It Can Reduce The Risk Of Gallstones
Drinking two units of alcohol per day can reduce the risk of
gallstones by one-third, according to researchers at the
University of East Anglia. The study found that those who
reported consuming two UK units of alcohol per day had a
one-third reduction in their risk of developing gallstones.
"Researchers emphasized that their findings show the
benefits of moderate alcohol intake but stress that excessive
alcohol intake can cause health problems," according to the
study.


7. Lowers The Chance Of Diabetes
Results of a Dutch study showed that healthy adults who
drink one to two glasses per day have a decreased chance of
developing type 2 diabetes, in comparison to those who
don't drink at all. "The results of the investigation show that
moderate alcohol consumption can play a part in a healthy
lifestyle to help reduce the risk of developing diabetes type 2.

Intresting. Hope this article will not make Nigerians further increase their beer consumption rate to a higher level in the name of health and increasing libido

It makes you dance to unimaginary beats..

It makes you a loudmouth and you start exposing your secrets.

everything with benefit also has woes ......... a sane human will strike balances between advantage n disadvantage .

@Op,

With all you've listed above,
I guess you would advise your mum to consume alcohol

The only benefit of alcohol is it helps forgets one's troubles albeit temporally, once the alcohol clears the trouble appears triple

haha, my pple consume lots of alcohol, its good for ur libido