actually, your dad would fit the description of people with the worst health in the article... people who sit around and drink a lot. heavy drinkers are the bad health score... my dad was a heavy drinker, cases and cases of beer, anything actually. he has quit too. he quit smoking too. He was pretty active though. He is 79 years old.

I suppose if you add 80 cigarettes a day to the mix.. well i'm glad he quit. That is an awful lot of cigarettes.

people have been using liquor for ages as a stomach tonic, to help with colds, all sort of stuff. But moderation is the keyword. anything in excess is not good for you. even water in excess will kill you, quite quickly too.

I actually do think a good stuff wodka is good now and then. It does cut fats in your blood and clean your blood a bit. i might be lucky to get one a week a week though, sort of hate the taste of the stuff. Love a cold good beer!

I thought the article was interesting since they actually tracked these people for some 20 odd years.