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Excessive drinking will damage health, this view is more agreeable, but there are also many people who think that moderate drinking is healthy, "a sip of wine a day, live to ninety-nine", such a statement is right?
Recently, a report published by the World Heart Federation (WHF) rejected the idea that moderate drinking is good for health, and pointed out that even small amounts of alcohol are not good for health [1].
Let's start with the "French Paradox"
"Moderate drinking is good for health", this statement originated from a "French paradox": scholars found that French people love to eat red meat and often smoke, but the incidence and mortality of cardiovascular disease is relatively low, which may be related to their habit of drinking red wine (that is, wine), the antioxidant component of red wine, resveratrol, which helps cardiovascular health [2].
Studies have also found that resveratrol has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiplatelet and anticoagulant effects, but these results are mainly based on animal studies. If converted to a human dose, taking at least 100 mg of resveratrol per day, it may be a little difficult to achieve this dose by drinking red wine, because even the highest content of red wine contains only a maximum of 2 mg of resveratrol per liter. Furthermore, clinical studies have found that taking a dose of resveratrol may have some effect on blood pressure and blood sugar control, but not for dyslipidemia and coronary heart disease [2].
Therefore, the resveratrol in red wine is far from achieving the effect of clinical treatment. Red wine is good for health and may simply be a good wish for vintners and alcoholics. The lower incidence and mortality of cardiovascular disease in the French may be related to the local Mediterranean diet.
The harm of alcohol to the human body
In fact, the essence of red wine is still wine, and its alcohol content is 9% to 15%.
Lancet published a systematic analysis of the global alcohol burden in 2018, pooling and analyzing 592 studies in 195 countries and territories between 1990 and 2016, and found that weekly levels of safe drinking were zero, that is, there was no safe dose of alcohol consumption at all, and any alcohol consumption was not conducive to health [3].
Alcohol hazards[3]
The World Heart Alliance noted in its report[1] that in 2019, about 2.4 million people died of alcohol, accounting for 4.3% of global deaths and 12.6% of male deaths aged 15 to 49 years. About 230 diseases are associated with drinking, of which 40 occur only to alcohol consumption. The study found that people who drank alcohol were 4 times more likely to suffer from multiple diseases at the same time.
According to the World Heart Alliance, the prevalence of cardiovascular disease has been rising over the past few decades, and alcohol consumption has played an important role in the incidence of many diseases. Even small amounts of alcohol can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, including coronary heart disease, stroke, heart failure, hypertension, cardiomyopathy, atrial fibrillation (atrial fibrillation), and aneurysms.
In addition, drinking alcohol can also lead to a variety of cancers, digestive diseases, accidental injuries and other problems, so it is necessary to recognize that alcohol is a substance that is harmful to both the spirit and the body, and can cause serious damage to human health.
Mainland wine culture has a long history, "life must be full of joy, do not make the golden bottle empty to the moon" such pride increases the burden of alcohol consumption and disease. You know, the end of the wine glass may be the hospital, here, I appeal to everyone: drinking is not good for health, dripping wine is the wise move.
Brother Jian said
The resveratrol component in red wine may have a certain effect on controlling blood pressure and blood sugar, but the effective dose cannot be achieved by drinking red wine.
Studies have found that any alcohol intake can damage health, increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, digestive tract diseases, injuries and more.
There is no scientific basis for the view that "moderate drinking is good for health", the safest amount of alcohol is zero, and not drinking alcohol is responsible for health!
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