“after years of being told that a glass or two of red wine each day is good for the blood pressure and heart, such is not the case and in fact can be damaging if used even in moderation......”
Since you mentioned you read it today, I googled it and found it:
Study: Light Drinking Of Alcohol Not Good For Heart
http://atlanta.cbslocal.com/2014/07/12/study-light-drinking-of-alcohol-not-good-for-heart/
It is highly misleading — they didn’t do their own study, but reviewed several others and even the article mentions:
“What they found was that those who possessed a gene tied to lower alcohol consumption generally had healthier hearts.”
So there is a genetic component to it — some have “better” genes.
And in the article I posted to start this thread, the patient whose experience they were describing was a man who ran regularly, ate no meat and still had a heart attack.
I think there is still a great deal more evidence that a glass of wine and some dark chocolate are good for you.
Superficial conclusions made in that article.
Really ? The research to date has been very mixed with quite a number of investigations that haven’t found a protective effect for red wine or other alcohol, probably because of the difficulty of doing studies in which people often do not tell scientists and doctors how much they really drink. The Penn results are just the largest sample showing significant harm to the heart in even moderate intake. The genetic component was due to not being able to tolerate alcohol, not better genes overall. I may or may not discontinue my habit of 2-3 oz of red wine a day (60-70 ml?) but it is good to know this just seems to be another case where you get a lot of hype about health benefits that doesn’t stand the test of time.
Good that you found the study - I hadn’t read it but heard it discussed by a physician as part of a Fox News program on medical news - there was a genetic component to the effects as you noted - but that said, I have to acknowledge that my own cardiologist told me a couple of years ago to limit wine consumption to six ounces per day, since more alcohol than that could damage heart muscle - I don’t always stay within limits, but I have tried to cut back some - as my wife says, “as long as a moderate amount doesn’t hurt, what’s wrong with it?” - and there’s always the positive psychological effect of having a nice sip of wine now and then to civilize things.....