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That Daily Glass Of Wine May Lead To An Earlier Death, Study Finds
Studyfinds ^ | 9OCT18 | editorial staff

Posted on 10/08/2018 6:29:52 PM PDT by vannrox

ST. LOUIS — We often see studies that tell us not only is light or moderate drinking not harmful to our health, in some cases, it’s actually good for us. But new research out of Washington University’s School of Medicine suggests that daily glass of wine may not be such a good idea after all. Instead, it actually raises your risk of dying sooner.

According to the study of more than 400,000 American adults, light drinkers — regardless of age — are 20 percent more likely to suffer a premature death.

“It used to seem like having one or two drinks per day was no big deal, and there even have been some studies suggesting it can improve health,” notes first author Dr. Sarah M. Hartz, an assistant professor of psychiatry at the university, in a release. “But now we know that even the lightest daily drinkers have an increased mortality risk.”

Hartz says that while earlier research has claimed moderate drinking can reduce one’s risk of heart disease, the benefit is overshadowed by the other damaging effects of alcohol. She points to the elevated risk of developing cancer from daily drinking, which of course, can shorten a person’s lifespan.

“With regard to cancer risk, any drinking at all was detrimental,” she cautions.

Hartz and her team analyzed data from a study of 340,668 people ages 18-85 who took part in a federal study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and another 93,653 adults between ages 40 and 60 who were outpatients at Veterans Administration facilities. The researchers calculated that those who consumed one to two drinks at least four times a week were 20 percent more likely to fall victim to an early death than people who consumed a drink or two three times a week or less. That might not sound like a big concern, but it’s particularly dangerous for those dealing with other health issues.

“A 20 percent increase in risk of death is a much bigger deal in older people who already are at higher risk,” says Hartz. “Relatively few people die in their 20s, so a 20 percent increase in mortality is small but still significant. As people age, their risk of death from any cause also increases, so a 20 percent risk increase at age 75 translates into many more deaths than it does at age 25.”

Simply put, unless your physician tells you otherwise, Hartz says it’s unwise for anyone to justify a trip to the wine store with health benefits.

“Overall, I do think people should no longer consider a glass of wine a day to somehow be healthy,” she concludes.

The full study is published online Oct. 3 in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research.


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To: vannrox

And people rage over pot.

When liquor is a known killer.


41 posted on 10/08/2018 7:26:05 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: vannrox

That was me about 2 AM this morning............I came back from the dead.


42 posted on 10/08/2018 7:31:16 PM PDT by Viking2002 ("For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind." Hosea 7:8)
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To: vannrox

I wonder if it’s the alcohol that leads to cancer, or if it’s what people add or mix into their alcohol? Also, what about the carbs or sugar? People need to add their drinks into their count and if they like a lot of wine a day, they need to eat very low carb the rest of the day. So you can’t tease out the cancer risk unless you know if they are compensating for hugely sugary alcoholic drinks by holding off other carbs.


43 posted on 10/08/2018 7:33:37 PM PDT by Yaelle
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To: vannrox

Actually, this has been known for at least 30 years through population studies. Groups who don’t drink any alcohol live longer than groups who consume even moderate amounts. Of people who do drink, those who drink 3 or fewer glasses of red wine live the longest.

The problem with previous studies is that the abstinent groups also had other healthy lifestyle choices that made it difficult to assign their better health to alcohol abstinence.

I, personally, have gone with the study that said moderate-to-heavy drinkers with good nutrition have cleaner arteries than the population as a whole.


44 posted on 10/08/2018 7:34:08 PM PDT by VanShuyten ("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals.")
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To: max americana
Exactly Shut up Idiots Drink wine 🍷 if you like it It’s in the Bible a hundred times Jesus turned water into wine If it’s not for. You. Drink Grape 🍇 juice 🥤! really though These stupid health findings are contradicting themselves every other day
45 posted on 10/08/2018 7:46:51 PM PDT by Truthoverpower (The guvmint you get is the Trump winning express !)
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To: Kriggerel

Marin county or Mendocino ?


46 posted on 10/08/2018 7:47:35 PM PDT by Truthoverpower (The guvmint you get is the Trump winning express !)
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To: vannrox

“Earlier” as in before sunset?


47 posted on 10/08/2018 7:49:16 PM PDT by lastchance (Credo.)
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To: vannrox

Study Researchers are bad for EVERYONES health. They have yet to be right on anything.


48 posted on 10/08/2018 7:59:44 PM PDT by Bommer (Help out 2ndDivisionVet and his wife - https://www.gofundme.com/married-recent-amputee)
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To: vannrox

Pure nonsense. Tell it to all the French as Italians who drink wine with 2 meals per day.


49 posted on 10/08/2018 8:09:09 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight yourr way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: vannrox

Ah, but the lack of drinking wine can result in “Kansas syndrome”, in which you show no symptoms and appear quite healthy, and then you die.


50 posted on 10/08/2018 8:17:10 PM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy (Liberals have become moralistic, dogmatic, sententious, self-righteous, pinch-faced prudes.)
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To: elcid1970

“Anyway, I’m 70 next month & don’t give a rat’s patootie about these New Puritans and their prohibitionist demands. Retirement isn’t all fun and responsibility to others goes on.”

I’m 70 this month, and I couldn’t agree more.


51 posted on 10/08/2018 8:18:07 PM PDT by Magic Fingers (Political correctness mutates in order to remain virulent.)
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To: vannrox

Talking with my doctor recently and discussing an issue, I said so I’m not going to die?
He looked at me and said all of my patients are going to die.
We had a good laugh.


52 posted on 10/08/2018 8:47:31 PM PDT by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60's....You weren't really there)
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To: vannrox

Margarine is healthier than butter.
Eggs are bad for you.
High carb, low fat diets are good for you.
Artificial sweeteners are healthier than natural cane sugar.
Drinking coffee is bad for you.

All the above were, at various times, previously touted by the “experts”. And all were later, at some point, refuted by other “experts”.


53 posted on 10/08/2018 9:07:50 PM PDT by Signalman
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To: vannrox

54 posted on 10/08/2018 9:18:30 PM PDT by Mount Athos (A Giant luxury mega-mansion for Gore, a Government Green EcoShack made of poo for you)
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To: Truthoverpower

Neither. The Niagara wineries. :)


55 posted on 10/08/2018 9:32:41 PM PDT by Kriggerel ("All great truths are hard and bitter, but lies... are sweeter than wild honey" (Ragnar Redbeard))
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To: vannrox

Hah. I’m not THAT lonely... (at least not yet). :P


56 posted on 10/08/2018 9:34:24 PM PDT by Kriggerel ("All great truths are hard and bitter, but lies... are sweeter than wild honey" (Ragnar Redbeard))
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To: frogjerk

Exactly, it is marketing only.


57 posted on 10/08/2018 9:45:43 PM PDT by tjblair (previewed)
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To: Amendment10

#25. Ever seen a skinny Italian? They drink wine with almost every meal, have cheese, pasta, veggies, olive oil, and bread, bread, bread.

As for the study and people at or over 75, by then who gives a damn about having a drink a day. It’s the scientists and psychologist who are killing us with their stupidity and badly controlled studies.

Bon appetite!


58 posted on 10/08/2018 9:56:09 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: vannrox
The daily watching of ABC, CNN, MSNBBC...will suck the life out of you...

And I'm no 'spert..............

I don't have T.V. anymore...not that I watched that sheet...anyway.

59 posted on 10/08/2018 10:04:18 PM PDT by Osage Orange (Whiskey Tango Foxtrot)
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To: vannrox
And a quicker death with cheap red wine...(high arsenic content)

Many popular, low-priced brands of wine sold in California contain illegal and dangerously high levels of poisonous arsenic, according to a class-action lawsuit filed March 19 in California Superior Court.

The suit claims dozens of California wineries are violating state law by knowingly producing, marketing and selling arsenic-contaminated wine. Independent testing showed the wine contained up to five times the maximum amount the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) allows for drinking water.

Some of the popular wine brands named in the lawsuit include Franzia, Ménage à Trois, Sutter Home, Wine Cube, Charles Shaw, Glen Ellen, Cupcake, Beringer and Vendage. The wines named in the lawsuit are primarily white or blush varietals including moscato, pinot grigio and sauvignon blanc that are priced under $10.

“These wineries have long known about the serious health risks their products pose to customers,” said Brian Kabateck, managing partner of Los Angeles–based law firm Kabateck Brown Kellner, which filed the suit. "Yet instead of reducing the exposure to acceptable levels, the defendants recklessly engage in a pattern and practice of selling arsenic-tainted wine to California consumers."

Arsenic is an odorless, colorless and highly toxic poison known to cause illness and death when ingested. Some of the long-term health effects of arsenic exposure include various types of cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes, medical experts say.Many popular, low-priced brands of wine sold in California contain illegal and dangerously high levels of poisonous arsenic, according to a class-action lawsuit filed March 19 in California Superior Court.

The suit claims dozens of California wineries are violating state law by knowingly producing, marketing and selling arsenic-contaminated wine. Independent testing showed the wine contained up to five times the maximum amount the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) allows for drinking water.

Some of the popular wine brands named in the lawsuit include Franzia, Ménage à Trois, Sutter Home, Wine Cube, Charles Shaw, Glen Ellen, Cupcake, Beringer and Vendage. The wines named in the lawsuit are primarily white or blush varietals including moscato, pinot grigio and sauvignon blanc that are priced under $10.

“These wineries have long known about the serious health risks their products pose to customers,” said Brian Kabateck, managing partner of Los Angeles–based law firm Kabateck Brown Kellner, which filed the suit. "Yet instead of reducing the exposure to acceptable levels, the defendants recklessly engage in a pattern and practice of selling arsenic-tainted wine to California consumers."

Arsenic is an odorless, colorless and highly toxic poison known to cause illness and death when ingested. Some of the long-term health effects of arsenic exposure include various types of cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes, medical experts say.

60 posted on 10/08/2018 10:39:06 PM PDT by spokeshave2 (TrumpÂ’s building an underground railroad - a way off the plantation to freedom, jobs, and dignity)
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