Posted on 04/30/2009 12:21:21 PM PDT by Schnucki
DRINKING up to half a glass of wine per day can help you live up to five years longer - at least for men, according to a new study. The impact also depends on the exact amount drunk - more than half a glass starts bringing life expectancy down again, according to researchers from Wageningen University in The Netherlands.
"Drinking wine was strongly associated with a lower risk of dying from coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, and death from all causes," said the study.
Effects varied, however: men who drink up to 20 grams of any type of alcohol per day live for about two years longer than non-drinkers, while the length of time is slightly lesser for those drinking more than 20g.
Those drinking only wine, and less than half a glass a day, lived about 2.5 years longer than those who drank beer and spirits, and almost five years longer than non-drinkers, said the study.
The study, published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, was based on research on some 1373 men between 1960 and 2000. It did not draw conclusions for women.
The researchers studied how much alcohol they drank and what type, in an attempt to assess the impact of their drinking habits on cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, and from all causes.
They also tracked weight and diet and whether the men smoked.
The results held true regardless of socio-economic status, diet or lifestyle, it found.
One finding which might seem surprising: the proportion of men drinking alcohol nearly doubled over the four decades, from 45 per cent in 1960 to 86 per cent in 2000.
The proportion of those drinking wine skyrocketed, from 2 per cent to 44 per cent over the period.
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What happens if I save up all my half glasses for the weekend?...as is wont to happen more than occasionally.
Somehow it affects the auditory nerve. It drowns out the nagging.
It also affects the optic nerve, by making her appear more attractive.
As such, it makes men happy.
Happy men live longer.
Being single helps, too.
On this story, I’m a “glass is half empty’ guy.
20 g = 0.705479 oz
What’s that, about one sip? Doesn’t sound like much.
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What is “half a glass”. Big glass? Small glass? How many ounces is that?
The abstainers die sooner than drinkers, because they have nothing to live for!
Maybe they mean 20 grams of alcohol, so at, say, 16 proof, that would be about one cup. (just guessing here.)
Oddly, my glass is shaped like a bottle. When shared with wifey, it’s exactly 1/2 glass.
BFD...Some Tequila makes you immortal.
>> Maybe they mean 20 grams of alcohol
That’s exactly what they mean.
It’s about a “drink”, more or less. A beer, a glass of wine, a jigger in a mixed drink.
A certain degree of sloppy precision is allowed here, I think.
Good.
MY chance to finally define the meaning of a word!!
Like, "certain". ;^)
How do they know when someone would have died had it not been for the wine or lack thereof?
Boone’s Farm “Tickled Pink”, Honey... the first choice of junior high girls ev’rywhere.
LOL!!!! you know this means an eternity w/ Teddy Kennedy.
>> MY chance to finally define the meaning of a word!!
If you don’t read it completely and just stop after the parts you like, you can also have “fun with extrapolation”.
Like, if one drink a day extends your life 5 yrs, then four to six ought to be good for another couple decades, right?
My liver’s with me so far on this... he told me that there may come a time when HE drops out, but that I should just go on without him if that happens.
What’s that, about one sip? Doesn’t sound like much.
If the good lord made anything nicer than ladies and wine he kept them for himself.
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