I recall reading about a research study (sorry, no citation) that women get the same benefit that men do from drinking one or two classes of wine or beer a week. Not fair!
Joan [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Or there's this interesting study, from the January issue of Annals of > Internal Medicine. > > But note the final sentence in the section entitled "Cautions." As we've > discussed before, funding is always a problem for objectivity. Even if > the researcher can manage to distill a perfect product (sorry, couldn't > resist!), there's the taint of association. > > Beth Benoit > > Granite State College > Concord NH > Moderate drinking may help men with high blood pressure > January 8, 2007 > > HEART DISEASE > Men with high blood pressure who have one or two drinks per day are less > likely to have a heart attack, says a study in the current Annals of > Internal Medicine. People with hypertension have traditionally been > advised to stay away from alcohol because excessive drinking can increase > blood pressure. An international team of researchers led by Dr. Kenneth > Mukamal and Joline Beulens sought to find out how moderate drinking > affects cardiovascular disease in people with high blood pressure. A group > of 11,711 men with hypertension were surveyed about their drinking habits > every four years from 1986 to 2002. The researchers found that people who > drank moderate amounts of beer, wine, or liquor had fewer heart attacks, > though their risk of death was not significantly different from that of > the other subjects in the study. > > BOTTOM LINE: Having one or two drinks a day may be beneficial for men with > high blood pressure, but studies like these shouldn't be used to justify > excessive drinking. "Men with hypertension who drink moderately and safely > do not need to change their drinking habits," said Beulens, of the > University Medical Center Utrecht in the Netherlands, who was the study's > lead author. > > CAUTIONS: The study included only male healthcare providers, so it might > not be generalizable to a broader population. And, one of the study > authors, Eric Rimm of the Harvard School of Public Health, has been > sponsored by the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States to speak > at academic conferences. > > WHAT'S NEXT: Researchers said they want to see whether moderate drinking > also benefits women with hypertension. > > WHERE TO FIND IT: Annals of Internal Medicine, Jan 2. > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription go to: > http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english > > --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
