New study shows 50% reduced risk of heart attack in heavy drinkers vs. non-drinkers

[Lethe]

http://current.com/15sm24c

So drinking eight 12oz beers a day is good for your heart!

The research was conducted among 15,000 men and 26,000 women aged from 29 to 69 who were followed for 10 years.

The results showed that those who drank a little – a glass of wine or a bottle of beer every other day – had a 35 per cent lower risk of a heart attack than those who never drank. Moderate drinkers, consuming up to a couple of glasses of wine a day or a couple of pints of ordinary bitter, had a 54 per cent lower risk.

The surprise was that heavy drinkers consuming up to a bottle of wine or six pints of ordinary bitter had a similar 50 per cent reduction in risk of a heart attack to moderate drinkers. Those drinking at even higher levels were still half as likely to suffer a heart attack as the teetotallers.

[supernova]

1. B/c Pickled hearts are Preserved Hearts!

[Lethe]

2. and livers too!

mmmm pickled liver....

[Arugula Latte]

3. Aaaand my wine habit has an upside!

:woohoo:

[Locrian]

4. rightttt.

"This study suffers from several flaws, so cannot be taken to suggest that high levels of alcohol intake can improve health. Most importantly, all other alcohol-related diseases were completely ignored so that it is a highly biased view of the effects of alcohol."

[crim son]

5. Heart attacks aren't the only risk to long life.

Still, cool!