Question
why should you quit/drink less or limit the amount of alcohol that you keep at home?
Answers
Ms. Sue
Wow! Is that a loaded question!!
It doesn't apply to the vast majority of households.
It doesn't apply to the vast majority of households.
Lena
I don't know if you can access this (not sure if this information is free) but there is a review on the negative and positive health effects on alcohol consumption. Since I cannot post the link, here is the reference:
Grønbæk, M. (2009). The positive and negative health effects of alcohol‐and the public health implications. Journal of internal medicine, 265(4), 407-420.
Chicago
You should be able to find it on Google scholar.
In case you cannot access it, the basic abstract states the following:
"In this paper, the negative and the positive effects of alcohol on health are reviewed. It is first of all established facts that a high alcohol intake implies an increased risk of a large number of health outcomes, such as dementia, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, cirrhosis, upper digestive tract cancer and alcohol dependency. Second, it is justified that alcohol has beneficial effects for some individuals, especially with regard to prevention of thrombosis of the heart. The public health relevance of these results is considered. The sensible drinking limits, used in both the UK and Denmark, of a maximum of 21 drinks per week for men and 14 drinks per week for women seem valid. A broader public health message of the beneficial effects of alcohol does not seem to be of interest in Western societies, where only a very small fraction of
the population are non drinkers and may have very
good reasons therefore."
It doesn't directly answer your question but if you were to look at it from a health outcomes standpoint, drinking too much could result in negative health outcomes.
Grønbæk, M. (2009). The positive and negative health effects of alcohol‐and the public health implications. Journal of internal medicine, 265(4), 407-420.
Chicago
You should be able to find it on Google scholar.
In case you cannot access it, the basic abstract states the following:
"In this paper, the negative and the positive effects of alcohol on health are reviewed. It is first of all established facts that a high alcohol intake implies an increased risk of a large number of health outcomes, such as dementia, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, cirrhosis, upper digestive tract cancer and alcohol dependency. Second, it is justified that alcohol has beneficial effects for some individuals, especially with regard to prevention of thrombosis of the heart. The public health relevance of these results is considered. The sensible drinking limits, used in both the UK and Denmark, of a maximum of 21 drinks per week for men and 14 drinks per week for women seem valid. A broader public health message of the beneficial effects of alcohol does not seem to be of interest in Western societies, where only a very small fraction of
the population are non drinkers and may have very
good reasons therefore."
It doesn't directly answer your question but if you were to look at it from a health outcomes standpoint, drinking too much could result in negative health outcomes.