Originally Posted by
Ekdog
Quoting Chilled: "Everything in moderation!!!"
Yes, but we mustn't be too moderate, according to the article:
"For those drinking little - less than a shot of vodka a day for instance - the risk [of heart disease] was reduced by 35%. And for those who drank anything from three shots to more than 11 shots each day, the risk worked out an average of 50% less."
Of course, after a couple of drinks a day, your rates of death from all causes other than heart disease start climbing more than the risk of heart diease drops. IIRC, this, and health professionals being shy to recommend drinking, is why the recommended max intake for guys is 2 a day.