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Alcohol, particularly wine, has been utilised for therapeutic purposes for thousands of years. Hippocrates, the ancient Greek physician, advocated for the use of wine for a variety of purposes, including fever reduction and wound dressing. Maimonides, a 12th-century philosopher, rabbi, and physician, lauded the health advantages of alcohol in moderation as well. During Prohibition in the early twentieth century, physicians often prescribed medicinal alcohol, which was lawfully administered at pharmacies, for diseases ranging from cancer to depression.
For many years, it was assumed that moderate quantities of alcohol were connected with a lower risk of mortality, but excessive drinking was associated with an increased risk. While there has been evidence suggesting that a glass of wine a day might increase longevity or heart health, the opinion on alcohol’s beneficial benefits has begun to shift.
Alcohol is mostly metabolized in the liver, where it is turned into acetaldehyde, a proven carcinogen. Research published in Lancet Oncology in July projected that alcohol usage will be responsible for 4% of newly diagnosed cancer cases worldwide in 2020, totaling about 750,000 persons. The study’s authors discovered that persons who drank heavily had the highest cancer risk, but even moderate drinkers had an elevated chance of acquiring cancer.
The Lancet conducted separate research of alcohol use in 195 countries in 2018 that discovered the risk of all-cause death, especially dying from cancer, climbs with rising levels of alcohol intake. The authors stated that the best method to reduce the risk was to not drink at all.
The World Heart Federation released a statement this week indicating that no amount of alcohol use is healthy for the heart. “In summary, we believe that studies demonstrating a significant cardioprotective effect of alcohol consumption have generally been observational, inconsistent, funded by the alcohol industry, and/or not subject to randomized control,” said Dr. Beatriz Champagne, who chaired the advocacy committee that produced the report. Furthermore, any putative cardioprotective impact is nullified by the well-documented dangers and harms, leading us to conclude that no amount of intake is beneficial to heart health.”