“People who already regularly consume low to moderate amounts of alcohol should be encouraged to continue.”
Alcohol in moderation may extend life span. Drinking a moderate amount of alcohol — up to four drinks per day in men and two drinks per day in women — reduces the risk of death from any cause by roughly 18 percent, researchers have found.
Men who have more than four drinks per day and women who have more than two drinks per day not only lose the protection that alcohol affords, but they increase their risk of death, the data indicate.
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“Waiter, would you be so kind as to put my wine in a doggie bag?”
Alcohol May Be Protective from Head Injury
Light Drinking Helps Some Patients Survive Serious Injury: Study
Fatalities drop by nearly a quarter.
Siri Nilsson
Alcohol is to blame in many car crashes and other accidents but a few drinks might improve your chances of surviving a serious head injury says new research, even though too many drinks makes survival less likely.
Those patients who were alcohol-free -- or heavily intoxicated -- were more likely to die in the hospital than those patients with some alcohol in their blood.
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