Now for some news we can all celebrate - Good News For Beer Drinkers

Kaplan says beer in moderation can deliver protection against heart attacks, stroke, hypertension, diabetes and dementia. Red wine gets all the glory because people who drink wine also tend to have healthier lifestyles in general. All forms of alcohol have benefits in moderation, but beer data has been submerged because beer drinkers tend to have unhealthy habits like binge drinking and smoking as well.

Most doctors do not like to recommend moderate drinking because our experience is skewed with sick heavy drinkers. Understanding that risk, I do believe that a beer or two each day (or even some red wine) is a very good idea.