Suresh’s Random Ramblog

There’s good news and bad news for my fellow alcoholics.

Good news that will gladden the hearts of many and help many more justify breaking new year resolutions: Researchers have found that alcohol in moderation may extend life span. Yes, you heard it right scientific proof that drinking is good for you.

According to the data, drinking a moderate amount of alcohol — up to four drinks per day in men and two drinks per day in women — reduces the risk of death from any cause by roughly 18 percent, the team reports in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

Read the full article for details.

Bad news: all that alcohol has calories in it.

That’s because the average serving of one ounce of 80-proof alcohol contains about 90 calories. And that’s before mixers are added. . . A Pina Colada, for example, has more calories than a Big Mac.

Not only do spirits, such as vodka, gin, rum and whiskey, contain a higher percentage of calories than beer and wine, but if you add fruit juice, syrups and sodas to the mix — for example, orange juice has 56 calories per serving and Coca-Cola has 105 calories per eight fluid ounces — the calorie count keeps growing. . . More here.

So the choice is yours - do you want to die early because you’re a teetotaler or you drank alcohol in the hopes that it’s expand your life span but put on so much weight that you still die! I choose the latter - life (and death) will be much more enjoyable that way.