The Effects Of Moderate Drinking On The Heart

Moderate drinking can have beneficial effects on the heart, especially among those at greatest risk for heart attacks, such as men over the age of forty-five and women after menopause. But long-term heavy drinking increases the risk for high blood pressure, heart disease, and some kinds of stroke. According to findings published Jan. 29 in the journal Stroke. People who average more than two drinks a day have a thirty-nine percent higher risk of stroke compared to those whose daily average amounts to less than half a drink. In addition, researchers also found that people who drink heavily in their 50s and 60s tend to suffer strokes earlier in life than light drinkers.
Long-term heavy drinking increases the risk of developing certain forms of