Alcohol liver is not an enemy, but a friend

Japanese scientists have found that regular, moderate drinking is better than the absolute sobriety. However, few are able to drink moderately.

If you visit the cafe several times a week to overturn a couple of glasses of wine or a few beers, it might actually even be good for your health. And much more useful than complete abstinence from alcohol, according to researchers from Japan.

Alcohol remains a major cause of liver disease Such as cirrhosis, but this disease causes is excessive consumption of it, or a disease called alcoholism. More frequent use of small doses of alcohol reduces the risk of developing   fatty liver   (causes of many diseases) by 60%. The percentage is much better than not drinking at all, or even drink moderately rare.

Japanese researchers presented their report at the International Science Forum study of alcohol, conducted observations of 9885 inhabitants of the country. Do those who drank regularly and moderately number of cases fatty liver   (in medicine - steatosis) was lower than most. The most minimal risk was observed in those who stretched three to four doses of alcohol for 21 days a month.

Scientists from Japan suggest that alcohol may play a protective role against the development of   fatty liver   men. At the same time, alcohol is one of the main reasons liver disease   (In particular, hepatosis), so everything is limited by the dose. Other risk factors include obesity can be noted. In many cases, it leads to fatty liver , And more often than alcohol.

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