Got this off another list that is not related to BBQ. However it does
mention smoked meat, depends on your point of view.


Whiskey: It's no wine

While wine drinkers may be able to justify their habit with a host of health
benefits attributed to the alcoholic beverage, whiskey drinkers don't have
the same advantage. Whiskey may contain cancer-causing agents, say
researchers from the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands.

Like tobacco and smoked meats, whiskey can contain polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs), cancer-causing chemicals found in the charred insides
of barrels, smoke used to dry germinated barley, or charcoal filters.
Drinking whiskey also is associated with an increased risk for cancer of the
mouth, throat and lower bowel.

Drinking and brain damage

Many people believe alcohol kills brain cells. Not so, says the British
Medical Journal. Of 209 elderly Australian men studied, 178 of them
drinkers, no signs of intellectual impairment or brain atrophy could be
connected to drinking alcohol.

The men represented a broad range of people, from teetotaler to alcoholic.
Forty percent of the subjects drank amounts deemed hazardous or downright
harmful. Researchers recorded the men's drinking habits over a nine-year
period then conducted neuropsychological tests that showed no evidence of
brain damage.

The study concludes that there's no evidence that "persistent lifelong
consumption of alcohol" in any way impairs brain function in old age.

--
Big Jim

www.lazyq.com

wrote:
"Big Jim" wrote:
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Like tobacco and smoked meats, whiskey can contain polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs),

Ohmigawd, I've been doin' this for over fifty years! I'm gonna die!

[]there's no evidence that "persistent lifelong
consumption of alcohol" in any way impairs brain function in old age.

They obviously haven't checked me!

Thanks, Big Jim. I'm gonna have some ribeye, grilled over mesquito
lump with lime wood smoke, drink some whisky with it and go take a
nap, while I wait ta die! "Hi, Grim Reaper! Wanna party?"

Do I see a tontine in the making?

Jack Curry
-I love that arcane shit-

Wild Turkey makes a Liqueur that you should try for desert.
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Got this off another list that is not related to BBQ. However it does
mention smoked meat, depends on your point of view.


Whiskey: It's no wine

While wine drinkers may be able to justify their habit with a host of
health
benefits attributed to the alcoholic beverage, whiskey drinkers don't have
the same advantage. Whiskey may contain cancer-causing agents, say
researchers from the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands.

Like tobacco and smoked meats, whiskey can contain polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs), cancer-causing chemicals found in the charred insides
of barrels, smoke used to dry germinated barley, or charcoal filters.
Drinking whiskey also is associated with an increased risk for cancer of
the
mouth, throat and lower bowel.

Drinking and brain damage

Many people believe alcohol kills brain cells. Not so, says the British
Medical Journal. Of 209 elderly Australian men studied, 178 of them
drinkers, no signs of intellectual impairment or brain atrophy could be
connected to drinking alcohol.

The men represented a broad range of people, from teetotaler to alcoholic.
Forty percent of the subjects drank amounts deemed hazardous or downright
harmful. Researchers recorded the men's drinking habits over a nine-year
period then conducted neuropsychological tests that showed no evidence of
brain damage.

The study concludes that there's no evidence that "persistent lifelong
consumption of alcohol" in any way impairs brain function in old age.

--
Big Jim

www.lazyq.com

"kyrustic" wrote:


Wild Turkey makes a Liqueur that you should try for desert.

That would be their liqueur with honey?
Tasty stuff, and an excellent dessert drink.
As an added advantage, I've found that many women absolutely love it.
I haven't seen it locally for a few years. I think the last bottle I bought was
at Applejack in Appleton CO.

Jim

Big Jim wrote in alt.food.barbecue
Forty percent of the subjects drank amounts deemed
hazardous or downright harmful. Researchers recorded the men's
drinking habits over a nine-year period then conducted
neuropsychological tests that showed no evidence of brain damage.

The study concludes that there's no evidence that "persistent lifelong
consumption of alcohol" in any way impairs brain function in old age.

--
Big Jim

www.lazyq.com


YeeHaa, damn it I gotta celebrate this news. Pour me
a shot and keep em comming.


--
BigDog
To E-mail me, you know what to do.

On 26-Apr-2004, "Big Jim" wrote:
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The study concludes that there's no evidence that "persistent lifelong
consumption of alcohol" in any way impairs brain function in old age.

--
Big Jim

You've made my day Big Jim
--
M&M ("When You're Over The Hill You Pick Up Speed")

[]
Like tobacco and smoked meats, whiskey can contain polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs),

Ohmigawd, I've been doin' this for over fifty years! I'm gonna die!


And you run, and you run to catch up with the sun, but it's sinking
Racing around to come up behind you again
The sun is the same in a relative way, but you're older
Shorter of breath and one day closer to death

Just living is gonna kill you. Me too. Oh well.

-John O

"John O" wrote in message
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[]
Like tobacco and smoked meats, whiskey can contain polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs),

Ohmigawd, I've been doin' this for over fifty years! I'm gonna die!


And you run, and you run to catch up with the sun, but it's sinking
Racing around to come up behind you again
The sun is the same in a relative way, but you're older
Shorter of breath and one day closer to death

Just living is gonna kill you. Me too. Oh well.

-John O


Rock musicians are the poets of our time. Pink Floyd, Paul Simon, Moody
Blues and even the early Bee Gees come to mind.

Jack Curry

Rock musicians are the poets of our time. Pink Floyd, Paul Simon, Moody
Blues and even the early Bee Gees come to mind.

Yep, all those guys are great. Personal favorite: Neil Peart. I've been
listening to a lot of Kansas lately, I need to get the lyrics and read them.
One who's kinda scary is Nickelback...that dude must have had a really
messed up life so far, but the music is way cool. :-)

John O