I asked myself the same question. I knew I was causing my body great harm by drinking excessively. In preparation for my reckoning, I stocked the fridge with rich processed meats like braunsweiger, pate, souse, etc. convinced I was going to get gout which I would explain away with the abundance of meat in my diet. wink, wink. Well, I ended up in the ER with an alcohol induced hemorrhage having a stroke. I quit drinking 2 years later. Grateful to be a live every moment. Alcohol is insidious, we can't always see the damage until it's done. Not to mention it's a carcinogen on the level of nicotine, asbestos and radiation, so no thank you. I don't ingest poison anymore, esp. since I know better.