Alcohol - two reasons not to drink?

i don't know if i'd equate alcohol to poison, but i can certainly see the correlation. it is a deadly substance that is legal and readily available, like cigarettes.

alcohol - beer, wine, liquor - serves no health benefit. the supposed health benefits in red wine are antioxidants and resveratrol. and we'd need to drink BUCKETS of red wine to get the benefits of resveratrol (http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/red-wine/HB00089). they are empty calories that serve no purpose other than filling us up and making us drunk.

in addition, alcohol affects almost everything in your body. it affects your brain and nervous system. it affects your liver function. it affects your respiratory system. heck, it affects how your body absorbs medication.

i don't believe in drinking alcohol in moderation because there is no positive to drinking alcohol, unless one thinks being drunk and losing inhibitions is 'positive'. if you drink while taking protein or creatine supplements, it can overtax your liver and potentially lead to alcohol poisoning. if you take time-release medication, alcohol dissolves the time-release coating, releasing all of the medication into your system at once. if you drink alcohol mixed with other drugs or stimulants - like energy drinks - you can die. i'd much rather spend the calories on a couple of rolos, some frozen yogurt, or ice cream.

most of us here to lose weight, some of us are here to gain weight or muscle. but ultimately we're all looking for a healthier lifestyle. imho, alcohol doesn't serve any purpose in a healthy lifestyle.

Court dates and overeating!!!! lol

I drink way less now than I did. A typical lonely college weekend would be those sickeningly sweet wine coolers, with chips or candy on the side. I must have walked more than I realized in those days, because I was smaller than I am now. I don't drink much now because of calories. I generally dnk only when out to dinner and those giant, sugared drinks that I love can have 350 calories! I can't spend a quarter of my day's food allotment on one glass of boozy sugar water.

For Lent, I am giving up unnecessary spending, and that includes buying alcohol, so I won't be having more than a glass a week, since I have just about a bottle of wine to my name.

I just had the no booze conversation with myself. I drink a couple captain and diet coke drinks a night. I am still debating on cutting it out completely or just drink on weekends. I never get Drunk, maybe because my body at this point has a very high tolereance, which I suppose is also an issue.