Little To Much Alcohol Increases Risk Of Over 60 Disease

According to recent studies, drinking alcohol in any amount raises the risk of contracting at least one of more than 60 diseases. These findings were published on June 8 in the journal Nature Medicine.

The 512,000 study participants, 41% of whom were men, were drawn from ten different regions around China.

Researchers from Oxford University examined how alcohol affected men in China and discovered that even infrequent drinkers had an increased risk of developing a number of ailments, including more than 30 disorders that had not previously been associated with alcohol.

“Alcohol consumption is adversely related to a much wider range of diseases than has previously been established, and our findings show these associations are likely to be causal,” lead study author Pek Kei Im, a research fellow at Oxford Population Health, said in a statement.

Only 2% of women acknowledged to being regular drinkers, compared to 33% of men who admitted to doing so at least once a week.

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Sixty-two per cent of the male drinkers said they drank every day, and 37 per cent admitted to binge drinking regularly.

The 12-year study by the research team revealed that drinking alcohol was linked to a higher risk of 61 diseases in men.

28 of those conditions, including oesophagal cancer, liver disease, and diabetes, have already been linked to drinking.

However, none of the remaining 33 disorders, such as gastric ulcers, gout, lung cancer, and stomach and liver cancer, have been proven to be brought on by drinking.

There are also higher hazards associated with particular drinking behaviours, such as daily or binge drinking.

“It is becoming clear that the harmful use of alcohol is one of the most important risk factors for poor health, both in China and globally,” said senior study author Iona Millwood, an associate professor at Oxford Population Health.

“It is becoming clear that the harmful use of alcohol is one of the most important risk factors for poor health, both in China and globally,” said senior study author Iona Millwood, an associate professor at Oxford Population Health.

The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction released revised drinking-related health recommendations in January.

Despite the popular belief that drinking wine will make you live longer, according to Canadian regulators, “no amount or kind of alcohol is good for your health,” not even in “small amount.”