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No amount of alcohol is healthy if you are younger than 40, mostly due to alcohol-related deaths by auto accidents, injury and homicide, according to a new global study.
If you are 40 or older without underlying health conditions, however, the new research found small amounts of alcohol might reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke and diabetes.
“Those diseases just happen to be major causes of death in a good chunk of the world,” said senior author Emmanuela Gakidou, professor of health metrics sciences at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington’s School of Medicine.
“Alcohol guidelines, both global ones and national ones, have typically emphasized the difference between consumption level for men compared to women,” Gakidou said.
“What our work suggests is that global guidelines, national guidelines and local guidelines would be more effective if they emphasize age as opposed to sex.”
The findings underscore “the importance of alcohol recommendations that are tailored to specific regions and populations,” Amanda Berger, vice president of science and health for the trade group Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, told CNN in an email.
“Importantly, no one should drink alcohol to obtain potential health benefits, and some individuals should not drink at all.”
I – Word Understanding
Underlying health conditions – a medical condition or disease that interferes with daily life
or activities and requires continuous medical attention or medical care that lasts for longer than one year.
Cardiovascular disease – conditions affecting the heart and/or the blood vessels
Stroke – happens when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off
Diabetes – happens when blood sugar in the body is too high
II – Have Your Say
1, According to this study, “No amount of alcohol is healthy if you are younger than 40”.
Do you think it is possible for people younger than 40 not to drink alcohol at all? At what age did you start drinking and how much drinking did you do? How about now?
2, What is your personal standard when it comes to drinking? (how much, what drinks, when, etc….)
3, What would life be if there were no alcoholic drinks?
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