Should Physicians Prescribe Moderate Alcohol for Non-Drinking Patients?
Are we at the point when physicians should start encouraging certain non-drinking adults to begin to consume small amounts of alcohol for the health benefits? The most-recent version of the “Report on Sensible Drinking” from the Department of Health in the United Kingdom stated, regarding adults who are non-drinkers, “While some people do not wish to take up drinking, for religious or other reasons, or there may be medical grounds for them not to do so (and such individuals should make other life-style changes to improve health and lower the risk of CHD), middle aged or elderly men and post-menopausal women who drink infrequently (less than one unit per day) or not at all may wish to consider the possibility that light drinking might benefit their health. ” Obviously, physicians would not advise moderate drinking to a former abuser of alcohol, to a pregnant women, or to others who should not drink or do not wish to drink for any reason. And physicians must always be sensitive to the pr
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