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i'll drink to that!
http://newsbythesecond.com/heavy-dri...udy-says/4460/
A new study that was recently published in the medical journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research indicates that heavy drinkers tend to live longer than those who completely abstain from alcohol consumption.
The study which was commissioned by a team at the University of Texas at Austin tracked the mortality rate of 1,824 people between the ages of 55 and 65 over a 20 year period. The researchers found that 60% of those classified as heavy drinkers died over the course of the two decade study while 69% of those classified as non-drinkers died during that time. However, both groups incurred a significantly higher death rate than moderate drinkers (for the purpose of the study, those who consumed three drinks or less per day), of whom only 41% died during the study.
In further analysis of their data, the researchers also concluded that even when taking into account variables like income, physical activity, and past history of alcoholism, heavy drinkers tend to outlive teetotalers. These findings seem to refute the claims of groups like Alcoholics Anonymous who argue that the mortality rate of non-drinkers is often inflated in studies because that group typically includes many former heavy drinkers who suffer from the long term health effects of excessive alcohol consumption.
In accounting for their results the authors of the study noted that although it may increase life expectancy, heavy drinking is a significant cause of many health problems including cirrhosis, certain kinds of cancer, and brain damage. They speculated that the mortality rate of heavy drinkers is able to exceed that of non drinkers despite these risks because of the added social benefits of drinking. Those who consume alcohol are more likely to take part in social interactions which have been proven to be an important factor in maintaining health and increasing longevity.
i'll drink to that!
I should live to be well over 100
People have died young from cirrhosis
i can conduct a study and prove anything I want! arent statistics fun?
But they didn't factor into the mortality rate idiots who get drunk and drive their car/motorcycle into oncoming traffic, or those who drink and fall off of barstools, balconies, assorted high places? Lots of other things kill drunks than just liver disease.
the article yesterday (google news) said "Moderate drinkers...". Now its' "heavy"?
what will tomorrow's news bring?
Did it include wine drinkers? We all know that a glass of red wine (or a few) can help your heart. I'd like to read the full study to see if they knocked out wine drinkers.
bing drinking...and college students rejoice.
so the lesson is to have a social life, or at least one partner, NOT drink heavily to live longer.
Nothing new here, social connections have long been known to increase health and longevity.
Although it has also been shown that being fat/obese is "contagious", even when your porky friend is 1000s of miles away.
disinfecting your body from the inside out.
A lot of the really heavy drinkers die before reaching 55 is my guess.
until they plow into a telephone pole
A heavy drinker to them is probably a guy who drinks a 6 pack of some fancy monk made beer.
I know heavy drinkers, and I was one... the livers will give out before anything on a non drinker will.
good to know the folks at UT are using my tuition money wisely
best study to ever come out of ut tbhgood to know the folks at UT are using my tuition money wisely
good question. What considered a heavy drinker? for them maybe someone who drinks 6+ beers a night.
that's nothing. I know ppl that crush bottles in one sitting. Vodka, whiskey, tequila. That is heavy drinkin, and those ppl are not gona live past 45-50
I easily took down, on average, about 4-40's a night for about 8 years and there was no way I was making past 40.
They just looked at people who died. They didn't say people who died of XYZ.
It said that heavy drinkers live longer than teetotalers, but that moderate drinkers outlive both those groups. Its right there in print.
We all know why George burns became a centurion. Why another study?I should live to be well over 100
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