Drink or two? Study suggests moderate drinking tied to lower stroke risk

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Saturday, November 26, 2016
Study: Moderate drinking tied to lower stroke risk
Study suggests that moderate drinking tied to lower stroke risk.

Having a couple of drinks this holiday weekend? A recent study suggests that drinking could be good for your health.



But any more than a couple could have the opposite effect.



A review of studies, published in BMC Medicine, found that people who had one or two alcoholic drinks a day reduced their risk of a stroke by eight percent, but people who more to drink had an increased risk of stroke.



The risk for those who had more than four drinks a day jumped by 14 percent.



What about those that don't drink at all?



"Non-drinkers should not start to drink as a health measure," the lead author of the review said.

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