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Major Study Debunks Myth that Moderate Drinking can be Healthy

posted by mrpg on Thursday April 11 2019, @04:00AM   
from the hic dept.

"exec" writes:

Major study debunks myth that moderate drinking can be healthy.

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

LONDON (Reuters) - Blood pressure and stroke risk rise steadily the more alcohol people drink, and previous claims that one or two drinks a day might protect against stroke are not true, according to the results of a major genetic study.

The research, which used data from a 160,000-strong cohort of Chinese adults, many of whom are unable to drink alcohol due to genetic intolerance, found that people who drink moderately - consuming 10 to 20 grams of alcohol a day - raise their risk of stroke by 10 to 15 percent.

For heavy drinkers, consuming four or more drinks a day, blood pressure rises significantly and the risk of stroke increases by around 35 percent, the study found.

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Original Submission

• Moderate Drinking Is Unhealthy? Moderate Drinking Is Unhealthy? (Score: 4, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 11 2019, @04:22AM (1 child)

  by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 11 2019, @04:22AM (#827763)

  I knew it! That's why I drink heavily.

  Starting Score:	0		points
  Moderation		+4
  Informative=2, Funny=2, Total=4
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• Re:Moderate Drinking Is Unhealthy? (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 11 2019, @05:36AM

  by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 11 2019, @05:36AM (#827772)

  Sometimes, you just gotta break on through to the other side. Chinese subjects? Were the intentionally avoiding Germans?

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