Once again the debate about drinking one glass of wine a day is making the rounds of the press with the Times saying that a glass of wine a day is good for your health. I always find these claims amusing. There is no solid evidence that proves that drinking wine is good for your physical health. One thing is certain, is that to consume too much alcohol is damaging to your health.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/glass-of-wine-dinner-health-study-lancet-jmqskxvd8
Another certainty, is that despite how much wine you drink you are going to die and reducing the consumption of wine and cigarettes and other substances will not stop you from dying. You are going to die whether you like it or not. I am also amused by statistical studies which "prove" that if you drink one glass of wine over the arbitrary limits set by health care professionals then you will reduce your life span by an hour or half an hour or whatever.
Presumably, you could counteract the detrimental effects of wine over-consumption by not eating red meat, and to live longer by following a nutritionist's healthy diet. Life is too complicated to base your decisions on what you should eat or drink based on statistical analyses.
I fear that this controversy will go on and on until the health professionals finally achieve their aim of no-one drinking wine or whiskey or whatever. What about coca-cola? Why has no-one done research into the dangers of drinking more than a glass-full a day, or lemon juice or carrot juice? It is up to the individual to decide how much wine they drink. My advice is not to drink too much so that it affects your physical or mental health.
Of course drinking too much wine is dangerous , that is obvious and most of us do not need to be reminded of it. I shall continue to drink a glass of wine with a good meal or with friends because it makes me feel better, and I am cheered up by the conviviality. I am not going to feel guilty if, occasionally, I go over the top. At my advanced years I know that I can't consume several glasses a day, so I give wine and beer a rest for two or three days a week. I am fully aware of what is going to happen but I am not ready for my last sip just yet.
