is it ok to have a drink when u have high cholesteral

[goner]

[Aliwally]

Hi Goner,

I think "moderate" drinking within daily limits also helps to raise HDL levels.

[patch14]

Depends on what you drink and how much!! A moderate glass of red wine a day is supposed to be very good for you. Beer and stout have always been known to provide good levels of the B vitamins and Iron. That is why, when the temperance movement became strong in this country at the end of the 19th Century, the levels of malnutrition in the poorer communities rose. Even children drank beer as the water was so poisonous!! If you are a spirits drinker then I think perhaps a change of habit is called for. There is no real "food" in pure spirit, just alcohol. Keep to a moderate habit, enjoy and savour the taste, drink with a healthy meal and "cheers"!