{"id":1052824,"date":"2010-08-04T00:05:54","date_gmt":"2010-08-04T00:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.immortalitymedicine.tv\/people-who-drink-heavily-every-so-often-are-45-more-likely-to-develop-coronary-heart-disease\/"},"modified":"2024-08-17T18:46:12","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T22:46:12","slug":"people-who-drink-heavily-every-so-often-are-45-more-likely-to-develop-coronary-heart-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/neurology\/people-who-drink-heavily-every-so-often-are-45-more-likely-to-develop-coronary-heart-disease.php","title":{"rendered":"People who &quot;drink heavily every so often&quot; are 45% more likely to develop coronary heart disease"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photos1.blogger.com\/blogger\/2608\/483\/1600\/bottiglia_di_vino_pregi_01.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.immortalitymedicine.tv\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/099d9_bottiglia_di_vino_pregi_01.png\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a>Occasional heavy drinking was defined as having 5 or more standard drinks in a day at least 12 times per year. \"Regular\" heavy drinkers - those who averaged at least 5 drinks per day, were excluded from the analysis.<\/p><p>In general, <b>moderate drinking<\/b> - a drink or two per day - is considered a potentially heart-healthy habit. A number of studies have found that moderate drinkers have lower risks of heart disease than teetotalers do.<\/p><p>Research suggests that alcohol can increase \"good\" HDL cholesterol, has anti-inflammatory effects in the blood vessels and may make the blood less prone to clotting.<\/p><p>On the other hand, regular <b>heavy drinking<\/b> may increase blood pressure, promote blood clotting and contribute to development of arrhythmias.<\/p><p>References:<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/idUSTRE61H4VV20100218\">Occasional binges may undo alcohol's heart benefits<\/a>. Reuters, 2010.<\/p><div>Image source: OpenClipArt.org, public domain.<\/div><div><p>Posted at <a href=\"http:\/\/casesblog.blogspot.com\/\">Clinical Cases and Images<\/a>. 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