The Standard Drink in México

134 EFFECTS RESPONSIBILITY AND MODERATION HAVE ON ALCOHOL USE In “The Science Of Drinking: How Alcohol Affects Your Body And Mind” (2012) by Dr. Amitava Dasgupta, chapter 4, “Health Benefits Of Moderate Alcohol Consumption” , we may find a chart in which some of the benefits of a moderate consumption by healthy adults are shown (understanding moderate consumption as 1 or 2 drinks, of 14g each a day). Highlighted among them are the reduction of the risk of suffering a heart attack, of developing arthritis, of developing cardiovascular illnesses, and of developing kidney stones, among other. In the chapter “La sociedad actual y el consumo de alcohol” ( Current society and the consumption of alcohol ; CIJ, 2010) a series of health risks associated with the abuse in the consumption of alcoholic drinks are enumerated. However, we also find other elements that we reproduce thoroughly: “A low level to moderate consumption can suppose certain health benefits, mainly when drinking during meals. […]” “The protective effects of alcohol is greater in men than in women in the case of nonfatal heart attacks, in contrast with fatal ones, as well as in Mediterranean country natives, compared with those of other regions. The effects of alcohol, regarding risk reduction, is only of relevance in middle-aged people and older, who have bigger risks of suffering cardiac illnesses.” (Gunzerath et al ., 2004)