For example, one life insurance company will see
moderate alcohol consumption as no big deal, but another may see it as a risk if you have heart problems.
As I found when I posted new study this on facebook —
Moderate alcohol consumption as risk factor for adverse brain outcomes and cognitive decline — many social drinkers also get upset when you point out research like this because they don't want to have to give it up.
Not exact matches
This effect is largely contributed by fruit, vegetables, tea and other hot beverages,
as well
as moderate consumption of
alcohol,
as shown in a recent study from an Inserm research group, published in Diabetologia, the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD)
Taken together, the results show that after taking account of influential factors, such
as age, smoking, and previous motherhood, low to
moderate alcohol consumption did not seem to interfere with a child's ability to balance for any of the three components assessed.
The ASCO statement, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, cautions that while the greatest risks are seen with heavy long - term use, even low
alcohol consumption (defined
as less than one drink per day) or
moderate consumption (up to two drinks per day for men, and one drink per day for women because they absorb and metabolize it differently) can increase cancer risk.
In technical terms,
moderate alcohol consumption is defined
as no more than two drinks per day for men and one drink per day for women.
While
moderate alcohol consumption — usually defined
as no more than one drink per day for women and two for men — has been linked to a reduced risk of heart disease, it has also been tied to a number of health problems.