Alcohol and Health Wine or Beer: Which Is Better for You? By Jude Buglewicz. Guinness Stout in particular. And though red wine does appear to have the edge insofar as it has the most health benefits, since either wine or beer is fine in moderation, we beer drinkers can hang on to our frosty mugs and leave the elegant stemware to the wine.
Alcohol can increase the levels of some hormones in the blood, such as oestrogen, which is linked to breast cancer. Folate and other nutrients7. Alcohol drinkers tend to have lower levels of folate, an important vitamin that helps our cells produce new DNA correctly. Some studies have found that cancer is more common in people with low levels.