My blog mentions «social» drinking because of the paper
about moderate alcohol consumption above but all this could be equally applicable to heavy drinkers and alcoholics too.
Not exact matches
Txakoli clocks in at a
moderate alcohol level of
about 10 percent, making it ideal for cocktail hour.
DO: - Take multivitamins or prenatal vitamin with 400 - 800 micrograms of folic acid every day - Eat healthy foods such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and other unprocessed carbohydrates - Partake in
moderate aerobic activity to keep you up your activity level - Ask questions
about topics that are worrying you DO N'T: - Stay away from raw fish or other uncooked or unwashed foods - Don't drink
alcohol, smoke, or use any drugs.
In this episode, the conclusion of a two - part interview with anthropologist Carel Van Schaik
about intelligence in animals; astronomer Steven Squyres talks
about the current state of the Mars Rovers Spirit and Opportunity; and cardiologist Arthur Klatsky rebuts a recent meta - study that claims that light - to -
moderate alcohol consumption confers no cardiovascular health benefits.
A research review
about overall
alcohol consumption, published in 2016 in the journal Circulation, confirmed that the picture is rather complex — there can be some immediate health threats from drinking any type of
alcohol, even in
moderate amounts.
Moderate consumption of any type of
alcohol can increase your HDL, or good, cholesterol by
about 12 %, a 2001 science advisory by the American Heart Association suggests.
Moderate alcohol consumption of
about a drink a day is linked to a 14 - 25 % reduction in heart disease risk compared to no
alcohol at all.
Let's talk
about alcohol for a minute... On the one hand, blue zone studies show that most healthy populations consume
moderate amounts of
alcohol (usually wine).
Research has proven that
moderate alcohol consumption of
about a drink a day is associated with a 14 - 25 % reduced risk of developing heart disease in comparison to not drinking
alcohol at all.
But the research is also clear
about something else: When a person consumes
alcohol above and beyond
moderate levels, it can have damaging effects on the body and on the brain — both short - term and permanently.
Re
alcohol, unless you have an estrogen - dependent cancer or some other hormonal pathology I wouldn't worry
about it, I would just restrict drinking to
moderate amounts (~ 1 glass per day).
But what
about the many patients I have seen whom only drink small to
moderate amounts and experience reactions the following day out of proportion to how much
alcohol they consumed the previous day?
The most important thing I want to tell you
about high blood pressure is that it can almost always be lowered with lifestyle changes such as weight loss, regular
moderate exercise, cutting down on coffee and
alcohol, and a healthy diet.
But, what
about the consideration (even with
moderate alcohol consumption) of its effect on liver health and brain cells?
Going forward, the Subcommittee would review data
about alcohol and diet associations, including how
alcohol at
moderate levels relates to macro - and micronutrients, and an analysis of how
moderate levels of intake relate to the Healthy Eating Index.
However, the article points out that it's the people with
moderate drinking problems who cause the most trouble, simply because there are more of them —
about four problem drinkers for every one with a serious
alcohol dependency.