Good news for guys like me.
But a new paper in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research suggests that — for reasons that aren’t entirely clear — abstaining from alcohol does actually tend to increase one’s risk of dying even when you exclude former drinkers. The most shocking part? Abstainers’ mortality rates are higher than those of heavy drinkers.
Read more: http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,2014332,00.html#ixzz0yA3TwO9f
Oh barkeep, fetch me a beer, please!