Surprising Ways Alcohol May Be Good for You
Know the Limits
Helps Your Heart
Gets You More Active
Prevents Kidney Stones
Makes You More Social
Gives Your Sex Life a Boost
Helps Your Brain
Balances Blood Sugar
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SOURCES:
American Diabetes Association: "Moderate Alcohol Consumption Lowers the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes."
Association for Psychological Science: "Moderate Doses of Alcohol Increase Social Bonding in Groups."
CDC: "Alcohol and Public Health."
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology: "Soda and Other Beverages and the Risk of Kidney Stones."
The Fischer Center Foundation: "Moderate Drinking Can Reduce Alzheimer's Risk."
Frontiers in Psychiatry: "Exercise and alcohol consumption: what we know, what we need to know, and why it is important."
Harvard School of Public Health: "Alcohol: Balancing Risks and Benefits."
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NHS Choices: "Benefits of Love and Sex."
Mayo Clinic: "Kidney Stones."