You’ve probably heard that one glass of wine or a cocktail each day is good for your heart.
Not so much according to a new study of hundreds of thousands of people. Instead of heart health, they found that light drinking will cause a modest increase in heart risks. And more drinking means more possible problems. They think that people in previous studies who drink more modestly were more health conscious to begin with. And, that’s why everyone thought a drink was beneficial. However, they were able to get a lot more data the past few years because people went to town with increased drinking when Covid hit. IN fact, alcohol related deaths jumped up by 25% in 2020. Excessive drinking increased by 21% in the US in 2021.
Anyway, the takeaway is that a glass of wine after work probably isn’t going to kill you or do much harm. Buuuuuut, it’s not helping.
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