No more beer for Rosie

Rosie O'Donnell says she's giving up alcohol. Well, beer actually, she writes on her blog.

Why is Rosie saying "no more" to beer? Here's what the former View host writes: "Cause I was drinking too much, 'cause I didn't want to any more, 'cause it is hard to lose weight when drinking, 'cause I can never have only one."

Not a bad idea, I say, but I wonder if she'll ditch other forms of alcohol too. It would serve her well because while a very occasional drink may not be a bad thing, going overboard with alcohol clearly leads to problems -- it's linked to some forms of disease (as little as one drink per day can up breast cancer risk), it leads to driving catastrophes, it lands bunches of people in rehab, and as Rosie, says: Alcohol is an obstacle for those trying to lose weight.

So, how's it going for Rosie? Swearing off the beer is by no means easy -- "but I feel better," she says.