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We all strive to give our minds and bodies what they need every day—and staying on top of Kalusugan ng puso is of the utmost importance. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) list heart disease as the leading cause of death in the U.S., and when thinking about preventative measures, most people recognize the importance of staying active and maintaining a healthy diet. Fruits and vegetables, dairy, and whole grains top the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) list of heart-healthy foods. And when we maintain a balanced diet, it makes life's indulgences that much sweeter. But one popular treat-yourself beverage has long toed the line of helpful or harmful—but when it comes to your heart, new data suggests it may actually be the latter. Read on to learn more about how any amount of this drink could be harming your heart.

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Low-risk drinking, or moderate drinking, has been defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) as having no more than two drinks per day for men and one for women. While the agency states that "drinking less is better for health than drinking more," findings from a new genetic study may make you reconsider pouring that glass of wine at all. When reviewing data, researchers found that all levels of alcohol consumption were associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease.

To complicate matters, doctors and healthcare providers have long been advising patients that having one drink each day actually helps maintain heart health. One such practitioner, Stanley L. Hazen, MD, PhD, cardiologist at the Cleveland Clinic, told The New York Timesthat he was telling his patients this just last week, but that this new paper "totally changes" his life.

"The findings affirm that alcohol intake should not be recommended to improve cardiovascular health; rather, that reducing alcohol intake will likely reduce cardiovascular risk in all individuals, albeit to different extents based on one's current level of consumption," study author Krishna G. Aragam, MD, MS, preventive cardiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, told ScienceDaily.

Earlier research has suggested that light and moderate alcohol consumption have helped prevent cardiovascular diseases, as data has shown these drinkers have a lower risk when compared with heavy drinkers and those that don't drink at all. Researchers in the present study observed the same relationship, but they found lowered risk is actually attributed to healthier lifestyle factors, rather than alcohol itself.

Researchers found that light drinkers, averaging between 0 and 8.4drinks per week, and moderate drinkers, averaging between 8.4 and 15.4 drinks weekly, had lower rates of smoking, lower body mass index (BMI), higher rates of physical activity, and ate more vegetables than those who abstained from alcohol consumption. When researchers took these lifestyle factors into consideration, the previously observed association between moderate alcohol intake and lower risk of hypertension and coronary artery disease (CAD) was no longer significant.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb

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The primary analyses included data from a total of 371,463 participants collected from the U.K. Biokbank. Individuals had an average age of 57 and reported consuming an average of 9.2 standard drinks each week.

Rather than conducting another observational study where participants are followed over a period of time to see how one drinking affects their health, researchers wanted to understand whether drinking alcohol actually causes a person to be protected against cardiovascular disease.

Ang ilang mga genetic variant ay natagpuan upang predispose ang isang tao sa iba't ibang mga gawi sa pag-inom. Sa pag-aaral na ito, natagpuan ng mga mananaliksik na ang mga may mga variant ng gene na iminumungkahi na uminom sila ay higit na kumonsumo, at sila ay mas malaking panganib ng mataas na presyon ng dugo at CAD. Ang panganib ay nadagdagan sa bilang ng mga inumin, at kapag ang mga paksa ay umunlad sasobrang paginom Kategorya, naiuri bilang 21 o higit pang mga lingguhang inumin, ang panganib ay nadagdagan exponentially.

Ang mga natuklasan ay pinalakas ng replicated analyzes ng 30,716 kalahok mula sa Massachusetts General Brigham Biobank. Hindi lamang ang data iminumungkahi na walang halaga ng alak ay proteksiyon labancardiovascular disease., ngunit ang mga may-akda ng pag-aaral ay nagbabala rin na para sa parehong pagbawas sa paggamit ng alkohol, ang mga mabibigat na inumin ay maaaring makakita ng makabuluhang mga pagpapabuti sa kalusugan ng puso, habang ang mga katamtamang inumin ay maaaring makita lamang ang isang bahagyang pagpapabuti.

Ang mga indibidwal na panganib ay nag-iiba depende sa mga kondisyon ng komorbideroDiyabetis at labis na katabaan, at ang pagtaas sa presyon ng dugo sa gitna ngPandemya ng covid-19 Mayroon ding mga propesyonal sa pangangalagang pangkalusugan na nagtataas ng mga kilay, kabilang ang Hazen.

ItoAng pagtaas ay nasa buong bansa at hindi natagpuan na nauugnay sa mga pagbabago sa timbang ng katawan, na maaaring magsenyas ng isang samahan sa pagitan ng pag-inom at kalusugan ng puso, hazen posited saAng New York Times.. Ayon sa mga eksperto, ito tungkol sa haka-haka ay kailangang ma-imbestigahan sa mga pag-aaral sa hinaharap.

Kaugnay:Ang pag-inom na ito ay isang beses lamang pinatataas ang panganib sa sakit sa puso, binabalaan ng mga doktor.