Heart & Circulatory

Alcohol Abstainers Who Begin to Drink Reduce Their Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

Middle-aged alcohol abstainers who began drinking in moderation experienced a 38% lower risk of developing cardiovascular disease compared to those who continued abstaining. Even after adjusting for physical activity, Body Mass Index (BMI), demographic and cardiac risk factors, this difference persisted.

Exercise, Alcohol and Heart Health/Fatal Heart Attacks

Moderate drinking and exercise are cumulative in their positive effects on the cardiovascular system. Doing one is better than nothing, but doing both is the best choice of all and dramatically reduces the risk death from heart attack. The same is also found for all-cause mortality.

Drinking Alcohol in Moderation Lowers Women’s Risk of Heart Attack

Drinking alcohol in moderation significantly lowers risk of heart attack  or myocardial infarction (MI) in women compared to life-time abstainers; benefits were greatest for women who drink daily, according to scientific medical research evidence.

Alcohol Consumption, Hypertension (High Blood Pressure), and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)

Moderate alcohol consumption can reduce the risk of fatal heart attacks by as much as 60% among men with hypertension or high blood pressure.

American Heart Association Dietary Guidelines

American Heart Association Dietary Guidelines for consumption alcohol, cholesterol, fish, fruit, grains, salt, soy, sugar, vegetables, and multivitamins to reduce risk of heart and circulatory diseases are summarized.

Drinking Alcohol Protective against Coronary Heart disease (CHD)

Moderate consumption of alcohol daily is associated with a 30-50% reduced risk of coronary heart disease (CHD, reports the American Heart Association (AHA).

Moderate Drinking Reduces Harmful Heart Plaque

Consuming one or two alcoholic drinks appears to reduce harmful plaque in coronary arteries supplying blood to the heart. This may he part of the reason that drinking in moderation is associated with such a dramatic reduction in risk of heart attack.

Heart Attack Risk Factors can be Reduced

90% of heart attacks are caused by one or more of: smoking, abstaining from alcohol, stress, abnormal cholesterol, obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, sedentary lifestyle, or eating too few fruits and vegetables.

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