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/^t/The first significant benefit of alcohol drinking is that it reduces the risk of heart problems by fifty per cent, and it does so in a few ways. Any kind of alcohol, taken in regularly and in small amounts, helps keep your arteries clear by decreasing stickiness of certain blood cells which tend to attach themselves to fat molecules and block the arteries. With your arteries clear, you are in no danger of a heart attack. Moreover, alcohol increases HDL, the so called 'good' cholesterol that has a desirable cardiovascular effect. Alcoholic beverages, wine and beer in particular, are especially recommended to middle-aged and older men and to postmenopausal women who altogether constitute a group of high risk of heart problems. It is obvious then that besides healthy diet and an appropriate exercise, alcohol should become your partner in fighting heart diseases or in keeping them at bay.