Heart disease recovery in women may be aided by drinking alcohol, according to a new study.
Researchers at Harvard Medical School analyzed data from over 1,000 women and found that women who drank between a few alcoholic drinks per month to over three per week in the year leading up to a heart attack were more likely to live longer than those who didn’t drink at all. This supports previous research indicating that alcohol could be good for the heart.
"One thing that was interesting was that we didn't see differences among different beverage types," said Joshua Rosenbloom, lead author of the study, as quoted by Reuters.
"The most recent evidence suggests that it's the alcohol itself that's beneficial."
Reuters quoted James O'Keefe, a cardiologist at St. Luke's Health System, as saying, "One drink a day is a really good target, assuming that a person can be disciplined about that."
At the 10-year point, follow-up data indicated that 44 out of every 100 women who drank no alcohol had died, but only 25 out of every 100 light drinkers and 18 out of every 100 heavy drinkers had died. In total, there was a 35 percent reduced risk of death among women who drank compared to those who didn’t.
The research was published in the American Journal of Cardiology.
Researchers at Harvard Medical School analyzed data from over 1,000 women and found that women who drank between a few alcoholic drinks per month to over three per week in the year leading up to a heart attack were more likely to live longer than those who didn’t drink at all. This supports previous research indicating that alcohol could be good for the heart.
"One thing that was interesting was that we didn't see differences among different beverage types," said Joshua Rosenbloom, lead author of the study, as quoted by Reuters.
"The most recent evidence suggests that it's the alcohol itself that's beneficial."
Reuters quoted James O'Keefe, a cardiologist at St. Luke's Health System, as saying, "One drink a day is a really good target, assuming that a person can be disciplined about that."
At the 10-year point, follow-up data indicated that 44 out of every 100 women who drank no alcohol had died, but only 25 out of every 100 light drinkers and 18 out of every 100 heavy drinkers had died. In total, there was a 35 percent reduced risk of death among women who drank compared to those who didn’t.
The research was published in the American Journal of Cardiology.
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