They are beginning to say 'Jesus drank wine and Jesus even made wine so why are we still against moderate consumption of alcohol?
To take just one example, from a public health perspective, it makes little sense to focus on the miniscule elevation in breast cancer risk associated with light-to-moderate alcohol consumption, when moderate alcohol intake has been shown to have a beneficial effect on coronary heart disease, a much more common condition.
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One study, however, suggests people as young as 33 can benefit from moderate alcohol consumption.
Even moderate coffee consumption was linked to better survival odds.
"People should realize that a little bit of alcohol on a regular basis decreases the risks of aging, " says Ellison, who specializes in researching, among other things, the relationship between moderate alcohol consumption and chronic diseases.
The authors said the benefits of the Mediterranean diet may be explained by several different factors, including moderate alcohol consumption, low consumption of meat, and high consumption of vegetables, fruits, nuts, legumes, fish, and olive oil.
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At other times only "moderate" alcohol consumption is permitted.
Poverty rates have also dropped dramatically and 40 million people are said to have joined a burgeoning new middle class that is still flocking to shopping centres around the country, despite a moderate drop in consumption levels.
Also, a consumption tax of 15 percent would not be moderate, nor, very likely, would it do anything but fuel greater spending while doing nothing to reduce debt.
The reason is simple: A consumption levy would not tax income from saving, and low- and moderate-income people save a lot less than the rich.
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