Re: More on Alcohol and Health

[Guest guest]

http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/reprint/332/7552/1244

--- Rodney <perspect1111@...> wrote:

> Hi folks:

>

> " That having been said, the heart benefit is real. Over nearly six

> years, men who drank every day cut their risk of heart disease by 41

> percent. Women who drank at least once a week cut their risk of heart

> disease by 36 percent or more.

>

> Women who drank the most -- 14 or more drinks per week -- generally

> had the lowest risk of heart disease: as much as a 73 percent

> decrease in risk.

>

> [For this study, a drink was defined as 12 grams of alcohol. A 12-

> ounce bottle of beer, a 5-ounce glass of wine, or 1.5 ounces of 80-

> proof distilled liquor has between 11 and 14 grams of alcohol.]

>

> Men who drank 21 drinks or more a week, and drank every day, had the

> lowest risk of heart disease. "

>

> Source; WebMD via: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,197205,00.html

>

> Since CRONers appear to have a very low risk of heart disease these

> heart benefits may not mean much to us. But other studies have shown

> the benefits are not confined to heart disease.

-- Al Pater, PhD; email: old542000@...

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[Guest guest]

Hi folks:

A couple of statistics not emphasized in the WebMD article were:

First, men who did not drink at all had a 47% INCREASED risk (Table

3). So the risk reductions for men who *do* drink would apparently

have been even greater, and considerably so, if they had been

compared with the risk experienced by non-drinkers.

Second, the benefits described continued to rise with increased

drinking out at least as far as 28-34 drinks per week for both males

and females. And there was no reduction in benefit even in the

male 'greater than 34 drinks per week' group. [They did not have a

similar (>34) sample for women].

This is not the first study to come to this type of conclusion.

We each have to place our bets as to what we believe may be the best

course for us. We are all, presumably, aware that there are hazards

associated with inappropriate drinking.

Rodney.

>

> > Hi folks:

> >

> > " That having been said, the heart benefit is real. Over nearly

six

> > years, men who drank every day cut their risk of heart disease by

41

> > percent. Women who drank at least once a week cut their risk of

heart

> > disease by 36 percent or more.

> >

> > Women who drank the most -- 14 or more drinks per week --

generally

> > had the lowest risk of heart disease: as much as a 73 percent

> > decrease in risk.

> >

> > [For this study, a drink was defined as 12 grams of alcohol. A 12-

> > ounce bottle of beer, a 5-ounce glass of wine, or 1.5 ounces of

80-

> > proof distilled liquor has between 11 and 14 grams of alcohol.]

> >

> > Men who drank 21 drinks or more a week, and drank every day, had

the

> > lowest risk of heart disease. "

> >

> > Source; WebMD via:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,197205,00.html

> >

> > Since CRONers appear to have a very low risk of heart disease

these

> > heart benefits may not mean much to us. But other studies have

shown

> > the benefits are not confined to heart disease.

>

> -- Al Pater, PhD; email: old542000@...

>

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