People who drink alcohol live longer

[velu]

People who drink regularly live longer than those who completely abstain from alcohol, a new study has found. Researchers found that those who did not consume any alcohol appeared to have a higher mortality rate, regardless of whether they were former heavy drinkers or not, than those who drank heavily. The team led by Charles Holahan, a psychologist at the University of Texas, found moderate drinking - defined as one to three drinks per day - was associated with the lowest mortality rate, 'The Independent' reported. The study set out to examine the association between alcohol consumption and all-cause mortality over 20 years among 1,824 older adults. The study found that controlling only for age and gender, compared to moderate drinkers, abstainers had a more than 2 times increased mortality risk, heavy drinkers had 70 per cent increased risk, and light drinkers had 23 per cent increased risk. "A model controlling for former problem drinking status, existing health problems, and key sociodemographic and social-behavioural factors, as well as for age and gender, substantially reduced the mortality effect for abstainers compared to moderate drinkers," the authors noted in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. "However, even after adjusting for all covariates, abstainers and heavy drinkers continued to show increased mortality risks of 51 and 45 per cent, respectively, compared to moderate drinkers," they said. "Even after taking account of traditional and non-traditional covariates, moderate alcohol consumption continued to show a beneficial effect in predicting mortality risk," they concluded.

:proud: SRC

[ruchi49]

i don't think so,drinking in limited is good but unlimited drinking is not good for health

[velu]

i don't think so' date='drinking in limited is good but unlimited drinking is not good for health[/quote'] moderate drinking is the mantra here

[Ghost Buster]

So peg a day keeps death away :winky:

[Zanjeer]

:yay::yay::yay::yay:

[Yoda-esque]

Guess nobody will be using the term "James Bond ke potey" in films anymore James Bond may not have been able to father a child http://toi.in/SMg3LY @timesofindia

[I6MTW]

The oldest person to have ever lived, drank a glass of wine every day.

[KeyboardWarrior]

:hmmm:

[maniac]

Is it because most Non-Alcoholics blow themselves up :giggle: J/K

[GautiMaan]

A good time to start:hmmm:

[Desi Cartman]

I drink a lot .. I will never die :yay:

[maniac]

Its all genetics....my maternal grandfather was a smoker....died of cancer in his mid 50`s.......my paternal grandfather's younger brother was a 2 pack a day smoker for most of his life. ..passed away recently in his mid 80s....infact he had quit for the last 3-4 years of his life.....so u never know what to beleive....its all a kaaanspiracy :om:

[randomGuy]

I know (rather knew ) 2 people, one in his 40s other in 50s who died of alcohol use. They died of liver n kidney failure resp.

[nikred]

I know (rather knew ) 2 people' date=' one in his 40s other in 50s who died of alcohol use. They died of liver n kidney failure resp.[/quote'] ...and I have a alcoholic great grandaunt who 2 years back celebrated her 100th birthday with a glass of whiskey in her stable hand. For the record she is still alive and pretty healthy for her age. My 87 year old alcoholic grandfather also looks like he will score beyond a century. :two_thumbs_up:

[Stuge]

Who backed this study ?? Carlsberg ? :P

[randomGuy]

...and I have a alcoholic great grandaunt who 2 years back celebrated her 100th birthday with a glass of whiskey in her stable hand. For the record she is still alive and pretty healthy for her age. My 87 year old alcoholic grandfather also looks like he will score beyond a century. :two_thumbs_up:

shiela dixit drinks too, she is standing well at 75 yrs. We don't know if these people live long due to alcohol or due to other factors. Many def. Die due to excessive use

[gaurav92]

I would rather die early :proud: