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1. admin
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   Posted 1 year ago #
   

   I am very sorry that I will not be able to do the interview you describe below. I have been inundated with requests for interviews well beyond what is possible to accommodate. I have included some information below that may be helpful.
   Although your brief description is accurate, the results of our study have been incorrectly portrayed by some media sources as showing differences between abstainers and heavy drinkers, which we did not find. Our study showed that moderate drinkers live longer than both abstainers and heavy drinkers even after controlling for many potential confounding factors.

   Here's a link to an accurate summary of the study through MedlinePlus at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_102542.html.
   It sounds like you have had access to the full article. In case you have not, here's a link to the full article available through Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research Early View On-Line at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1530-0277.2010.01286.x/pdf.

   Many warnings are appropriate with our findings and those of others who have found similar health effects for moderate drinking.

   Older persons drinking alcohol should remember that consuming more than two drinks a day exceeds recommended alcohol consumption guidelines in the US and is associated with increased falls, a higher risk of alcohol use problems, and potential adverse interactions with medications.

   The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) recommends that those who drink do so in moderation. The NIAAA is also clear that nondrinkers should not start drinking to try to enhance their health and that individuals who are or plan to become pregnant, have alcohol problems, or medical conditions that could be worsened by alcohol should not drink.

   I hope this information is helpful.

   Best,
   Charles Holahan

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2. Anonymous
   
   Posted 1 year ago #
   

   my god i have relatives who are in their 100th, some of them are very healthy, of course meaning that they could talk, walk and understand you. "amazing stories from the past, very weird and entertaining". and no they never drank, for me I am a health-nut, I don't drink sodas nor do I eat fatty food. I did read about alcohol having some benefits, but whatever happens to the alcohol industry, I don't think I will be telling myself that It's healthy. I'll stick to my diet.

   and who are the people under the study, the abstainers. I doubt that the study was done to people who never drank, but more to the people who stopped drinking' so most likely older people who suffered from a heart attack already and chose to abstain. There should be a balanced view on the study. taking age, weight, health and who are the people under the study into consideration. at least we should be reasonable in trusting everything we read from scientists. so drink reasonably.

   If this is true then, yup drinks on me the next day ^^ just don't over do it saying it's healthy :P

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