Just one alcoholic drink a day could shorten your life, study says
For every 12.5 units of alcohol people drank a week it raised the risk of:
Drinking alcohol was linked with a lower risk of non-fatal heart disease,
but scientists said this benefit was “swamped” by the increased risk of other forms of heart disease.
“Although non-fatal heart attacks are less likely in people who drink, this benefit is swamped by
the increased risk of other forms of heart disease including fatal heart attacks and stroke.”
Dr Angela Wood, from the University of Cambridge, lead author of the study said: “The key message of this research is that, if you already drink alcohol, drinking less may help you live longer
and lower your risk of several cardiovascular conditions.”
University was that This study makes clear that on balance there are no health benefits
from drinking alcohol, which is usually the case when things sound too good to be true,
Authors said the study backed up the UK’s recently lowered guidelines, which since 2016 recommend both men
and women should not drink more than 14 units of alcohol each week, the equivalent of about six drinks a week.
But Victoria Taylor, senior dietician at the British Heart Foundation, which partly
funded the study, said this did not mean the UK “should rest on its laurels”.