A UNC study says that while moderate drinking can offer health benefits, stopping drinking altogether can be disastrous:

Scientific evidence has long suggested that moderate drinking offers some protection against heart disease, certain types of stroke and some forms of cancer.

But new research shows that stopping drinking — including at moderate levels — may lead to health problems including depression and a reduced capacity of the brain to produce new neurons, a process called neurogenesis.

I’ll drink to that.

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