ALCOHOL AND HEART HEALTH: New study untangles the effects.
The researchers found that there were no heart conditions for which the never-drinkers had the lowest risk. This suggests that drinking is not necessarily bad for heart health.
They also found that, compared with people who never drank, moderate drinkers were less likely to be diagnosed with several conditions, including chest pain, heart failure, stroke and peripheral artery disease. So, score a few points for the idea that drinking does lower the risk of some heart problems.
For other conditions, there was no statistically significant differences between the groups, the study said.
Honestly, I don’t think this study did all that much untangling. Well, stay tuned.