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

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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  • (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Thursday April 11 2019, @04:33PM (2 children)

    by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Thursday April 11 2019, @04:33PM (#828094) Journal

    Was that supposed to hurt? Here's a clue: being well-adjusted to a sick society is not wellness; it is merely conformity. Have you looked around and seen what "normal" people act like? I may not be "normal" but in a hell of a lot of ways my abnormalities are better than the norm.

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  • (Score: 2) by HiThere on Thursday April 11 2019, @06:09PM

    by HiThere (866) Subscriber Badge on Thursday April 11 2019, @06:09PM (#828151) Journal

    OK. But being depressed isn't a helpful reaction. Denying reality isn't good, but if you're depressed you're less inclined to do what you can to improve things (personally, socially, or both).

    That said, I wouldn't recommend drugs as the best approach unless there's a medical problem. Mindfullness can improve your outlook, but there's evidence that it decreases your desire to act. (But does it do that as much as the depression it counteracts? Haven't heard of any studies.) Personally, I've worked up a mixture of variety of meditations that improves my outlook without decreasing (too much) my desire to act....or possibly it lowers the bars against action, so I'm more willing to act. The problem is it takes a great deal of time in the first month or so to get things set up. It's a mixture of meditations on my internal state and meditations on my enjoyment of the world. (An example of the latter would be the old song "The best things in life are free", but you need to pick one that suits YOUR mental state, and be willing to change it when your state changes.)

    OTOH, I'm retired now, so I can set my schedule. This whole program is a lot more difficult in the midst of family and job. But drugs are still a poor answer. Socially, however, banning them causes more problems than it solves. Just ban advertising them.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 12 2019, @04:32AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 12 2019, @04:32AM (#828478)

    [...] Here's a clue: being well-adjusted to a sick society is not wellness; it is merely conformity. [...]

    It's also called "being a resident of Yakima, WA".

    https://www.yakimawa.gov/ [yakimawa.gov]