Daily alcohol consumption reduced the risk of of heart disease for men by an amazing 41%, a recent study of more than 50,000 people found. But interestingly, only for men. Women's risks were reduced by drinking, but oddly, it made no difference if they had one drink, or if they drank every day. Their risk of heart disease went down 36%.
Once a week male drinkers cut their chances of heart disease by only seven percent.
The findings were published in the British Medical Journal. The Danish researches said this ndicates the amount of alcohol consumed is more important than drinking frequency.
Professor Morten Gronbaek, of the Centre for Alcohol Research, Copenhagen, said: "Among women alcohol intake may be the primary determinant of the inverse association between drinking alcohol and risk of coronary heart disease whereas among men, drinking frequency, not alcohol intake, seems more important.
"A limitation of our study is that only 35% of the invited people participated. People who choose to participate may have a different risk profile and be in better health than those who decline. However, the observed incidence of coronary heart disease did not differ from that of the general population."
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Dr. David Ross, ND, CNHP, AHG
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