Drinking some red wine is good for your health. The latest release of the World Heart Federation: it is healthy if you don't drink.

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The Spring Festival holiday is coming to an end. Have you been drinking these days?

For a long time, people have a special fascination with wine, no matter relatives and friends get together, or work entertainment, there is no need to use wine to stimulate fun, the so-called "no wine is not happy".

However, with the in-depth study of alcohol, the harm of drinking has gradually emerged. Some studies have found that excessive drinking will affect the body's normal functions such as breathing, heartbeat and body temperature, and even lead to alcoholism and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

As a result, many people begin to consciously reduce their alcohol consumption, believing that as long as they drink a moderate amount of alcohol, it will not cause harm to their health.

Previous studies have shown that resveratrol in red wine is good for health, which is a "heart healthy" drink. So many people switch to red wine, thinking that as long as they drink red wine, they don't have to worry about the health hazards caused by drinking.

But is that really the case? although the wish is good, the reality is always so cruel.

Like tobacco, alcohol is one of the substances consistently associated with an increased risk of cancer, regardless of the type of alcohol. In other words, drinking wine, beer or spirits is harmful to health.

A recent briefing by the World Heart Federation (WHF) pointed out that there is no safe drinking dose. Even if you drink a small amount of alcohol, it will change physiological function and affect your health over the years.

Previously, a study published by researchers from the University of Tokyo in Japan and the Harvard School of Public Health in the United States further showed that even low or moderate alcohol consumption increased the risk of cancer, and when the amount of alcohol consumed was 00:00, the overall cancer risk was the lowest.

Among non-smokers, drinking a bottle of wine a week is associated with an additional 1% increase in lifetime cancer risk in men and 1.4% in women, according to a study from the UK.

In terms of one bottle of wine a week (about 80g of pure alcohol in a bottle of wine), the correlation between alcohol and cancer risk is as strong as five cigarettes for men and 10 cigarettes for women, according to the study.

Moreover, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has issued a statement pointing out that alcohol is a clear risk factor for cancer and that even small amounts of alcohol consumption may increase the risk of some cancers.

Which diseases are related to drinking?

According to a briefing released by WHF, there are about 230 diseases related to alcohol, including 40 that cannot be prevalent without alcohol. Such as:

Alcohol consumption is associated with diseases related to organs such as mouth, pharynx, throat, esophagus, liver, stomach, breast, colon and rectum.

Drinking is associated with a series of mental disorders, such as depression, anxiety, etc.

Drinking is associated with the adverse outcome of infectious diseases, such as tuberculosis, AIDS, etc.

Drinking also has many significant social impacts, and is related to negative consequences such as motor vehicle accidents, injuries, family discord and so on.

In addition, alcohol brings serious financial burden. In India, for example, it is estimated that the direct and indirect costs of alcohol consumption since 2011 are about $1.87 trillion, accounting for about 1.45 per cent of the annual GDP of the Indian economy.

The presentation focuses on the relationship between alcohol consumption and cardiovascular disease. In the past few decades, the prevalence and mortality of cardiovascular disease have almost doubled and have become the leading cause of death and disability worldwide.

The briefing also made it clear that previous studies that "moderate consumption of red wine may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease" have limitations (insufficient evidence and lack of convincing).

Why is it harmful to your health no matter what you drink?

Some studies have pointed out that mild to moderate drinking may affect health in a variety of ways.

Alcohol in alcohol and acetaldehyde produced when the body digests alcohol can damage DNA in healthy cells and increase the risk of various diseases.

Alcohol may affect the breakdown of estrogen, thereby increasing the amount of estrogen in the blood. Higher-than-normal levels of estrogen are risk factors for breast, ovarian and cervical cancer. Especially for pre-menopausal women and menopausal women who receive hormone therapy, the risk is greater.

Drinking alcohol may also impair the body's ability to digest and absorb important nutrients, including vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E, folic acid and carotenoids.

In addition, alcohol can lead to weight gain, which can also lead to an increased risk of chronic disease and cancer.

The Cancer Prevention Committee of the American Society of Clinical Oncology believes that learning to take a proactive attitude to minimize alcohol consumption will be of great significance for cancer prevention.

The World Heart Federation gives several drinking warnings to different groups of people:

Abstinence from alcohol is recommended for patients with cardiovascular and other chronic diseases, pregnant or lactating women, and children and young people.

Healthy adults who have no habit of drinking in the past should not drink in the future.

There is no safe recommended amount of alcohol for current drinkers.

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