Drink Responsibly

Last updated: 2025.01.25

Too much of anything results in negative consequences. Alcohol abuse harms you, your family, friends, and people around you. Eat Drink Fun advocates for moderation, especially when consuming alcohol.

Ethyl alcohol is a natural toxin; we should treat it with due respect. Recently, the science of alcohol consumption has become politicized.

Since antiquity, alcohol has played a critical role in human life and culture. Wine is the centerpiece of major religious ceremonies - in the New Testament, transforming water into exceptional wine was Christ’s first miracle. The United States has a tortured history with alcohol. Americans amended their Constitution twice regarding alcohol. By banning alcohol, organized crime, government corruption, and public criminality exploded.

Positive wine and beverage culture should be studied, practiced, and promoted. For millennia, Greeks have valued moderate wine consumption. The Greek word for wine, “krasi”, is derived from the ancient word “kekramenos”, which was the practice of diluting wine with water to limit inebriation and prevent acts of hubris. Wines of Greece provides excellent information on moderate wine consumption.

Across the globe, families break bread, friends reunite, and communities celebrate with wines, spirits, and beers. Alcohol brings us together, but it can potentially tear us apart when we abuse it.

Despite recent fear-mongering that alcohol consumption raises the risk of cancer, life expectancy and happiness are higher in countries where moderate alcohol consumption is a historical custom enjoyed by a majority of the population.

With that in mind, EDF supports the responsible, moderate consumption of alcohol (and less consumption of unnatural, hyper-processed foods).

Savor your drink. Enjoy it with healthy foods. Don’t binge. Stay hydrated.