{"id":1052882,"date":"2010-05-01T08:15:30","date_gmt":"2010-05-01T08:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.immortalitymedicine.tv\/should-doctors-%e2%80%98prescribe%e2%80%99-a-drink-a-day-no\/"},"modified":"2024-08-17T18:46:36","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T22:46:36","slug":"should-doctors-prescribe-a-drink-a-day-no","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/neurology\/should-doctors-prescribe-a-drink-a-day-no.php","title":{"rendered":"Should Doctors \u2018Prescribe\u2019 a Drink a Day? No."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>From the NYTimes<\/a>:<\/p>

The evidence regarding wine versus other beverages like grape juice is mixed.<\/p>

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For most people, low-risk drinking is not harmful to health — and may be helpful. However, I would discourage people from drinking in order to improve their health.<\/div><\/blockquote>
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Compared with non-drinkers, men who consumed wine, beer, or spirits had a 36% lower risk of all-cause mortality and a 34% lower risk of cardiovascular mortality.<\/div>
Before you recommend wine for cardiovascular risk reduction, consider this:<\/div>
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- One in five men at risk of drinking problem during their lifetimes<\/div>
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- Women have an 8 to 10 percent chance of becoming dependent on alcohol during their lifetimes<\/div>
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- Men have 15% lifetime risk for alcohol abuse, 10% risk for alcohol dependence. Each cuts your life short by 10-15 years.<\/div>
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- Heavy drinking increases risk of depression by 40%, and 80% of people dependent on alcohol are smokers<\/div><\/div>
References:
Should Doctors ‘Prescribe’ a Drink a Day?<\/a> NYtimes, 2010.<\/div>
A glass of wine daily may prolong life. How can you predict which patient will have a bottle daily though?<\/a><\/div>
Before you recommend wine for CV risk reduction, consider this: 1 in 5 men at risk of drinking problem<\/a>
Image source: Wikipedia, public domain.<\/div><\/div>

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