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Washington University team analysis in the United States: 340,668
focused on light drinkers: those who participants, ages 18-85, in the National
consumed only one or two drinks a day. Health Interview Survey, and another
93,653 individuals, ages 40-60 who were
The Washington University study
treated as outpatients at Veterans
focused on two large groups of people
Administration clinics.
What Was Found
"A 20 percent increase in risk of death is histories of heart problems have a drink
a much bigger deal in older people who from time to time, but in families with a
already are at higher risk," Hartz history of cancer, physicians may
explained. "Relatively few people die in recommend abstinence.
their 20s, so a 20 percent increase in
"If you tailor medical recommendations
mortality is small but still significant. As
to an individual person, there may be
people age, their risk of death from any
situations under which you would think
cause also increases, so a 20 percent risk
that occasional drinking potentially
increase at age 75 translates into many
could be helpful," she said. "But overall,
more deaths than it does at age 25."
I do think people should no longer
She predicted that as medicine becomes consider a glass of wine a day to
more personalized, some doctors may somehow be healthy."
recommend that people with family
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