Alcohol lowers heart risk .
bigvince
cgi/content/abstract/hrt.2009.173419v1. I'll drink to that.
bigvince
> A new study finds drinking reduces heart disease ://heart.bmj.com/
> cgi/content/abstract/hrt.2009.173419v1. I'll drink to that.
http://heart.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/hrt.2009.173419v1
Alcohol intake and the Risk of coronary heart disease in the Spanish
EPIC cohort study
4 Unit of Nutrition, Environment and Cancer, Catalan Institute of
Oncology (ICO), Spain;
st 2009
ABSTRACT
Background
The association between alcohol consumption and Coronary Heart Disease
(CHD) has been broadly studied. Most studies conclude that moderate
alcohol intake reduces the risk of CHD. There are many discussions on
whether the association is causal or biased. The objective is to
analyse the association between alcohol intake and risk of CHD in the
Spanish cohort of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer
(EPIC).
Methods
Participants from the EPIC Spanish cohort were included (15,630 men
and 25,808 women). The median follow up period was 10 years. Ethanol
intake was calculated using a validated dietary history questionnaire.
Participants with a definite CHD event were considered cases. A Cox
regression model was performed adjusted for relevant covariables and
stratified by age. Separate models were carried out for men and women.
ResultsCrude incidence rate of CHD was 300.6/100,000 person-years for
men and 47.9/100, 000 person-years for women. Moderate, high and very
high consumption was associated with a reduce risk of CHD in men: HR
0.86 (95% CI= 0.54-1.38) for former drinkers, 0.64 (95% CI= 0.4-1.0)
for low, 0.47 (95% CI= 0.31-0.73) for moderate, 0.45 (95% CI=
0.29-0.69) for high and 0.49 (95% CI= 0.28-0.86) for very high
consumers. In women a negative association was found with p values
above 0.05 in all categories.
ConclusionsIn men aged 29-69 years, alcohol intake was associated with
a more than 30% lower CHD incidence. Our study is based on a large
prospective cohort study and is free of the abstainer error.
Jimmy Alpha
> A new study finds drinking reduces heart disease ://heart.bmj.com/
> cgi/content/abstract/hrt.2009.173419v1. I'll drink to that.
Alcohol also kills brain cells, the older weaker ones making you smarter
for the chore. And if you tie a bag with 13 sow bugs around your neck it
will cure thrash.
Not everything fun is bad for you...
Jimmy Alpha
Juhana Harju
Actually the opposite is true - if consumed in moderation.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-07/wfub-rma071309.php
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Juhana