What would be the negative health effects on one's body from drinking two bottles of wine per week?

My insurance company actually told me to drink at least 3–4 glasses of red wine per week since I’m not a big drinker. See below.

Recent studies show that moderate use of alcohol may have a beneficial effect on the coronary system. In general, for healthy people, one drink per day for women and no more than two drinks per day for men would be considered the maximum amount of alcohol consumption to be considered moderate use. (By ?healthy? people, we are referring to non-pregnant women, individuals not addicted to alcohol, and people without pre-existing medical conditions, among others). However, the amount of alcohol that a person can drink safely is highly individual, depending on genetics, age, sex, weight and family history, etc. A ?drink? is considered to be:

•4–5 ounces of wine

•10 ounces of wine cooler

•12 ounces of beer

•1–¼ ounces of distilled liquor (80 proof whiskey, vodka, scotch, or rum)
http://www.healthchecksystems.com/alcohol.htm

Two bottles of wine per week are more likely to have positive effects on your body. Unless you drink them both within 15 minutes, I guess.

How much is he having at one sitting? Does he drink a whole bottle of wine at one sitting, twice a week?

There is a real problem for those who have had weight loss surgery in replacing the lack of food being processed with liquids that pack a lot of calories. While he may not be drinking a large amount, he is defeating the effect of the surgery, and also straining his body by not having enough food in his system while processing the alcohol through his system. So he is able to get drunk more easily.

There are psychological issues associated with weight loss surgery that are well known; the surgery does not address emotional issues regarding being overweight. Your friend may be using alcohol to avoid dealing with his new reality.

The calories from wine come from carbs and alcohol. The average bottle of wine is 600 to 900 calories, but it can go much higher if it is sweet wine or port. Two bottles per week is 1500 calories per week or 78000 calories per year or 22 pounds per year if he does nothing to reduce calorie intake some place else. Does he skip dessert? or does he exercise more when he drinks? Fine.

Also assuming he buys cheaper wine at $8 per bottle he is blowing $832 a year on the stuff.
Invest that in a 401 k and in a few years it would be worth $10,000.

My sister was an alcoholic. She had weight loss surgery and continued drinking. She died of complications of alcoholic cirrhosis. Be careful with alcohol and weight loss surgery.

My boss almost died from her weight loss surgery, too, she kept overeating and vomiting to the point she was hospitalized. Now she’s okay but gaining weight really fast.

I would assume that since your liver is like a filter and you are overworking it all at one time it can’t be good, that seems logical to me, where as if you drink alcohol sparingly it is at least giving your liver a break.

But really in all fairness it sounds to me like your friend has only had the surgery on his stomach but he still hasn’t learned the mental part which is the part that is the most beneficial. Like @KNOWITALL says about her boss, because complications like that happen to many people who do not learn how to stop the behavior and maybe your friends isn’t eating but drinking has replaced the obsessive or addictive compulsion. It also seems like your friend may just be saying that to reaffirm his own obsession or addiction for his personal satisfaction, so do not think it is OK do that because it is not.

Take a look at this table showing daily limits and the negative health effects when exceeding the limit:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recommended_maximum_intake_of_alcoholic_beverages#Units_and_standard_drinks

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short-term_effects_of_alcohol

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-term_effects_of_alcohol