Experts Say One Wine a Day WILL NOT Kill You

The study suggests that drinking in moderation may not significantly increase the risk of early death.

According to a new scientific review by researchers from Canada.

Men can drink, on average, nearly two large glasses of wine a day without a higher risk of death than non-drinkers.

Findings are based on a review of 107 studies involving more than 4.8 million people.

However, the review authors say that the included studies have many shortcomings, and they still advise that moderate amounts of alcohol carry a small risk of serious diseases such as cancer.

The researchers compared the odds of dying among teetotalers in the studies with the odds of dying for low, moderate, high, or very high drinkers.

It was found that women who drank moderately, falling into the low alcohol consumption group, did not have a significant increase in the risk of death compared to non-drinking women.

These women drank less than 25 grams of alcohol a day – about three units in the UK, the equivalent of one large glass of wine or three small gins.

Men were not significantly more likely to die than teetotalers if they drank low to moderate amounts of alcohol.

This included men who drank less than 45 grams of alcohol a day – about five and a half units a day in the UK, averaging around three 330ml bottles of lager a day, or not too far from two. large glasses of wine.

However, the researchers say the results should not be used to make recommendations for safe drinking due to study weaknesses.

In the 86 studies reviewed, non-drinkers included ex-drinkers who may have stopped drinking because it had already led to health problems, which likely skewed the results.

Drinkers can also mistakenly appear as healthy as abstainers because some of these abstainers are actually unhealthy, which is why they don’t drink alcohol.

A review published in the journal JAMA Network Open found that the risk of early death is indeed significantly higher after a certain drinking threshold, which is lower in women than in men.

Men who drink between 45 and 64 grams of alcohol, or up to eight units a day, or four liters of weak beer, have been found to have a 15 percent higher risk of early death than non-drinkers.

The risk of early death was 21% higher in women who consumed between 25 and 44 grams of alcohol per day, the equivalent of more than one large glass of wine.

Study co-author Dr. Tim Stockwell, former director of the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research, said: “This review was created to look at research weaknesses and how they distort estimates of alcohol-related health risks.

“For example, more than 80 percent of the studies in the review considered people who gave up alcohol due to poor health to be teetotalers.

“Compensating for such errors significantly reduced the visibility of the health benefits of moderate drinking.

“More research is needed to determine the exact levels of alcohol consumption at which men and women are at increased risk of premature death.”

A spokesperson for the International Alliance for Responsible Drinking, made up of major alcohol companies including Heineken and Diageo, said: “These results are consistent with a broader evidence base that generally shows that moderate alcohol consumption may be associated with some health benefits. . some adults, including a protective effect against cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

“We do not recommend that anyone consume alcohol due to its potential health benefits.

Those with specific questions about their own alcohol use are advised to consult with their healthcare providers.

“Together they can determine what is best, and for some people, not drinking at all may be the best choice.”