Alcohol is harmful to health in any amount

Even moderate drinking alcohol is harmful to health, such as the British found scientists. And two glasses of wine a day can not be considered a safe dose.

Moderate consumption of alcohol

In recent years, most various universities and scientific schools argued that by moderate alcohol consumption   human health will not be cause any harm. And even on the contrary, it would benefit, since wine contains resveratrol valuable component useful in heart disease prevention , Vessels and tumors.

Artwork from the London School Hygiene and Tropical Medicine convinced that security and especially useful dose of alcohol does not exist. Even two small glasses of wine a day It is enough to cause health problems. And if people want actually reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and hypertension, then he should just as it is possible to drink less.

"We found an association between decrease the number of alcohol and prevention heart disease , Regardless of whether the person is initially severe or moderate drinking - says study author Professor Juan Casas. - Even if you eat a small amount of alcohol, the reduction of the dose would still be very beneficial for your heart and blood vessels. "

With this agreement, Dr. Tim Chico - expert cardiologist at the University of Sheffield. "I do not know if there whether it is at least some use of alcohol, even moderate doses, - he says. - People always follow the recommendations of scientists, but today somebody said one thing, tomorrow - is quite another. To protect the heart, a person is better not to drink, and not to experiment with the dose. "(Read More)

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