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8 Healthy Reasons To Drink Beer

forbes.com — Fighting many of the diseases related to aging may be as simple as raising a glass.

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sebr, on 03/27/2008, -2/+37I don't plan on reading anything past that headline.
douchewag, on 03/27/2008, -1/+10Right now i'm drinking.
- Blumpkin, on 03/27/2008, -1/+2I'm on number 5 and I haven't eaten lunch yet. I love my ***** life.
simplechris, on 03/27/2008, -1/+18since when have you needed a /reason/ to drink beer?
- yoshman, on 03/27/2008, -1/+2They aren't really reasons. They are more justifications for all the alcohol-...I mean "drinking professionals" out there.
- stretch611, on 03/27/2008, -0/+6I never needed a reason, but you can use the reasons as ammunition against those who say you should not drink.
  - Blumpkin, on 03/27/2008, -2/+2I prefer to use bullets.
- TheUngod, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2They're basically the same reasons it's good to drink red wine, minus half the benefits.
- ep53, on 03/27/2008, -1/+1Same time as when yesterday you needed a reason to have sex....
Celeron, on 03/27/2008, -2/+9I'm already off to a good start. Drinking at 2:30 in the morning. The fine life of a digger.
- stretch611, on 03/27/2008, -1/+7Drinking is normal at 2:30 in the morning, but it shouldn't be a good start. End of night, or middle of the party yes, but not a start.
- etx313, on 03/27/2008, -1/+2digger pls.
- snohman, on 03/27/2008, -1/+1yeah your fine its still considered nite..
peterjmag, on 03/27/2008, -1/+10#1: It's so tasty. That's the only reason I need.
- simplechris, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2haha, i love it when people say that.
  you drink to relax, to get drunk etc. it's a means to an end.
  I like the taste of coffee, but you dont see me drinking 13 pints of it in the evening... Us beer drinkers should unite! stop having to justify our decision to engage in the fantstic male tradition of breaking open a beer or ten after a hard day of work!
  BEER FTW!
uziko, on 03/27/2008, -1/+6Man i got 2 more years to go before i can buy, it's too long i hope i can make it.
- itsameericle, on 03/27/2008, -1/+4I've got about 8 months, 4 days, and however many hours until the store opens...but who's counting?
  - Blumpkin, on 03/27/2008, -3/+2Noob.
  - BobEwell, on 03/27/2008, -2/+1Its called getting your friend of age to buy you alcohol.
  - itsameericle, on 03/27/2008, -1/+2If I'm this eager, wouldn't you realize that I already drink and have people buy for me?
- etx313, on 03/27/2008, -1/+5It's 2008 kid. Print up a fake ID like 90% of the other guys on here did.
- simplechris, on 03/27/2008, -1/+2Hang in there. We've all been there, its a bitch. Get a mate to buy it, or just dont shave for a few days. it's amazing what walking into a store with confidence does. I look fairly young for my age, but i could still buy alcohol at 15 (legal age is 18 here) just by walking in, and looking as if your just getting some beers to chill out with. just buy a six pack -
  The most obvious "I'M UNDERAGE" thing you could do is go in and ask for 4 bottles of spirits.
  just go for it. time soon passes so you shouldnt have to wait.
vacax, on 03/27/2008, -0/+22You had me at "drink beer"
scribat, on 03/27/2008, -2/+2Awesome. I must be the healthiest person on the planet if this is true. And my friends and family see my constant drunkness as a problem - pfft, uneducated clowns.
rhysboy84, on 03/27/2008, -5/+1Gah, they used the word "moderately" rather a lot :(

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- simplechris, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1sure.
FatherD, on 03/27/2008, -3/+2** hic! **
darkfish, on 03/27/2008, -3/+2Somewhat misleading headline. While there are a few specific health benefits that seem to be attributed only to beer, the other benefits cited in TFA also apply to other alcoholic beverages - all in moderate quantities of course.
- BobEwell, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2Buzzkill.
  - snohman, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1no kidding...
- madhattervvvi, on 03/27/2008, -1/+0Amen. People are always looking for reasons to justify their indulgences. Remember when we heard dark chocolate was good for us? Everyone on the news was saying stuff like "I'm definitely going to eat more chocolate now". But the news failed to mention that about a hershey's kiss size amount a week was the optimal amount to receive benefits.
  
  So where is the line to draw here between cleansing benefits, and liver poisoning? Just use your head people.
elpohl, on 03/27/2008, -0/+3The question now is, which one beer family is the best: red, white, blonde, light, dark? So many options!
- stretch611, on 03/27/2008, -0/+3Do yourself a favor and try them all...
pipdip, on 03/27/2008, -4/+2Man I'm glad someone finally realizes the benefits of beer. I don't think enough people drink beer.
/sarcasm
*waits to get dugg down*
- BobEwell, on 03/27/2008, -0/+3*waits to get dugg down*
  ok
samuraivanity, on 03/27/2008, -0/+5Skip the slideshow and read the article here.
http://www.forbes.com/2008/03/14/beer-drink-health ...
tracylee, on 03/27/2008, -3/+0Ahh...this reminds me that a glass of big, booming Shiraz is good....but right now, I've about consumed a bottle:-)
gbro, on 03/27/2008, -10/+1Now all they need to do is invent a beer that doesn't smell like ass.
- InfeImmo, on 03/27/2008, -1/+2Try more micro-brews?
  - Blumpkin, on 03/27/2008, -5/+2Fag. Go drink some wine coolers with your girlfriends.
    - curtosrules, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2exactly!!!! well said
    - noumuon, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1i'm not sure you know what a micro-brew is...
    - InfeImmo, on 03/27/2008, -0/+0Hey now, calm down there Mr. E-thuggin.
- curtosrules, on 03/27/2008, -0/+6what kind of beer are you drinking? I have never had any beverage that smells like ass
  - gbro, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1I'll rephrase by saying that beer that I have experienced has smelt bad to me. If I smell beer now it too much resembles earlier beer to not be able to divorce the general beer smell with previous "bad" batches/brands.
mu0p, on 03/27/2008, -4/+3i usually have 1 beer a day with my dinner or lunch

sometimes i cant go without it
- vagrantradio, on 03/27/2008, -3/+2I see an "AA" meeting in your near future, that or a drunk driving charge...
  - noumuon, on 03/27/2008, -1/+2one beer doesn't constitute drunk driving.
    - bagboyrebel, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2Try telling that to an officer.
  - AliasHandler, on 03/27/2008, -1/+2There's a huge difference between someone who drinks 1 beer a day and an alcoholic. An alcoholic would not be able to limit themselves with one beer a day, they would want more and more. A beer is a tasty beverage and there's no reason not to partake one a day if one is legally able to.
    
    And BTW 1 beer is not likely to put someone over the legal limit for driving, especially if it's consumed slowly over 30 minutes to an hour.
    - vagrantradio, on 04/02/2008, -0/+1I was referring to this: "sometimes i cant go without it"
      Thanks for your input. Please drive ahead...
SoxSweepAgain, on 03/27/2008, -1/+7"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." - Ben Franklin. I don't believe in "god" but I sure as "hell" believe in Ben Franklin.
- AliasHandler, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2Never heard that one before. Ben Franklin is the man.
- simplechris, on 03/27/2008, -1/+1i like the way you quoted "hell" in "sure as hell". Good comment. Ben Franklin is a wise man.
mal1964, on 03/27/2008, -2/+7Cool I can only think of 7 bad ones. So since their are more good reasons Cheers!
Accumulation of fluid in the abdomen
Bleeding from veins in the esophagus
Enlarged spleen
High blood pressure in the liver
Changes in mental function, and coma
Kidney failure
Liver cancer
- BobEwell, on 03/27/2008, -0/+4Best reason to drink = Makes ugly girls hot
  - mal1964, on 03/27/2008, -1/+3Then what?
  - simplechris, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2surely thats the worst!? waking up and looking over to see that the beer goggles pwnd you again. *sigh*
    
    :]
    - mal1964, on 03/27/2008, -1/+1I lucked out and took off in the middle of the night and got a DUI. The next morning my cellmate was a beautiful site.
- Haroshia, on 03/27/2008, -0/+5You know all the research I've seen says those issues are only if you drink in excess. I've talked to several doctors (I work in a hospital), and they agree that having one or two beers a day is actually a pretty healthy choice.
  - mal1964, on 03/27/2008, -0/+5I agree unless you're an alcoholic, Because 1 is to many and a 1000 is never enough.
  - bowe, on 03/28/2008, -0/+2If you drink beer every single day you can be classified as an alcoholic. People who need to have a drink every day after work suffer from a form of alcoholism.
- curtosrules, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2awwww boo hooo....did you not read what it said only 1 or 2 drinks a day will help. I hate when people don't even go to the article and make stupid ass comments
  - mal1964, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2I'm Kidding! Chill
    - curtosrules, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1oh ok!!
  - bagboyrebel, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2But the problem is that many people drink beer to get drunk, which is way more than what this article is talking about.
    - mal1964, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2If not often its not a major red flag saying someones a alcoholic. This is a major red flag of being a alcoholic. When you say I'm just going to have 2 beers and go home, and nine times out of ten you always have way more and end up drunk.
Blumpkin, on 03/27/2008, -7/+1My record is 27 beers (no light *****) and some shots. I smashed my head off of a bar and was thrown out by the bouncers, covered in blood. I have a love/hate relationship with the firewater.
- zzzpoohzzz, on 03/27/2008, -1/+3congrats... no one cares how much you can drink
- simplechris, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2omg. i'm so impressed. your the man.
  
  /sarcasm.
getjustin, on 03/27/2008, -1/+1Kevin's gonna live forever.
credence, on 03/27/2008, -2/+2If it's good enough for Nero Wolfe, it's good enough for me.

(that'll probably go right past most of you, so bury the hell out of it or whatever)
dkvijay, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1i favor to it but drink the beer in limitation beneficial to everyone.
groone, on 03/27/2008, -0/+6If beer could be a president, it would be Beerbraham Lincoln.
weaselman78, on 03/27/2008, -2/+1#9. Alcohol attacks the liver. Who needs a liver? It's just like a tonsil really.
baardoa, on 03/27/2008, -1/+1Mmmmm. Tonight I will not drink milk.
dbalaski, on 03/27/2008, -2/+2Make sure it is good Beer
I recommend:
Spaten Oktoberfest or Optimator
I also recommend: Paulaner

Life is too short to drink crappy beer
- zzzpoohzzz, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1natty light served me just fine in my college years...
  now i'm a fan of my local microbrewery though
  - dbalaski, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1natty bo -- god I haven't had that in 20+ years
    -- i re-examined lots of things I eat/drank in college that I won't anymore.
    cheap beer, dinty moore beef stew, ramen noodle soup ......
    
    Local Microbrewery ? Baltimore Brewing Company is my favorite down in MD -- give that one a shot :)
keitarofujiwara, on 03/27/2008, -1/+1#10 Enhances weed experience
Ugoff, on 03/27/2008, -1/+1I'm going to make a healthy choice this weekend... followed by many unhealthy choices.
snohman, on 03/27/2008, -1/+1"Its so good when hits your lips!" (The Tank, Old School)...
cindysim212, on 03/27/2008, -1/+1sadly "moderation" was the most used word.
Surefly, on 03/27/2008, -1/+1Wow this guy must have been plastered when he wrote this...
triskele, on 03/27/2008, -1/+1Buried for only 1 out of 8 attributed exclusively to beer. I've got nothing against beer, but I'm not a huge fan of misleading titles.
phyuk, on 03/28/2008, -1/+1arn't you preaching to the converted here?
kennybroon, on 03/28/2008, -0/+0Really? "Excessive drinking, however, can lead to a greater number of bone fractures", I'd never have guess excessive drunkenness might make you fall over more than normal :-p Nothing beats a good 'drinking accident' story.
tofujoe, on 04/04/2008, -0/+0How about 10 reasons to drink beer every day: http://www.beerutopia.com/?p=41
My favorite is that it makes your hair grow.
NickDopler, on 04/22/2008, -0/+0Do you know that beer is 8000 years old ;)
Here are some additional benefits : http://planetofbeer.com/beer-drinking-tips-the-hea ...
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