tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11326364.post6609381982455833842..comments2024-03-27T03:58:43.402-04:00Comments on <center>CasesBlog - Medical and Health Blog</center>: Should Doctors ‘Prescribe’ a Drink a Day? No.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11326364.post-68336472727846958272010-11-16T17:45:45.979-05:002010-11-16T17:45:45.979-05:00I agree with GruntDoc. Why not point patients to l...I agree with GruntDoc. Why not point patients to lifestyle behaviors that can help them? Of course, and add a comment about moderation.American Journal of Medicinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03866611090979544276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11326364.post-21192514566808211502010-05-05T10:20:08.715-04:002010-05-05T10:20:08.715-04:00Wine drinking is well known treatment but I'm ...Wine drinking is well known treatment but I'm not sure about beer.Healhty Lifestely Tipshttp://4utips.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11326364.post-79165491925829453342010-04-30T23:45:12.121-04:002010-04-30T23:45:12.121-04:00The benefits of alcohol are far from certain. Most...The benefits of alcohol are far from certain. Most of the studies that showed benefit included people of affluent background. This hardly applies to the general population. <br /><br />I beg to disagree with the previous commenter - drinking is not cheap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11326364.post-40319179715630144172010-04-30T23:07:24.985-04:002010-04-30T23:07:24.985-04:00Umm, this makes little sense.
If a drink a day lo...Umm, this makes little sense.<br /><br />If a drink a day lowers all cause mortality 36%, with a potential downside that 1/5 will be problem drinkers (and they figure that out without their docs telling them to have a drink a day, trust me), why would you not recommend it?<br /><br />It's got to be the cheapest, and most pleasurable, interventions a doc can recommend.GruntDochttp://www.gruntdoc.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11326364.post-5364382776636528122010-04-30T17:31:55.491-04:002010-04-30T17:31:55.491-04:00good point. don't start if you can't stop....good point. don't start if you can't stop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11326364.post-82008951932190472452010-04-30T15:16:06.052-04:002010-04-30T15:16:06.052-04:00This article seems to be blurring the line between...This article seems to be blurring the line between 1 drink a day and 5 drinks a day - the definition of binge drinking. <br /><br />The most important thing is knowing yourself. If you have an addictive personality, don't tempt yourself with 1 drink.Doctorhttp://www.healthleap.comnoreply@blogger.com