Found alcohol, which leads to death faster

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Scientists conducted a study by studying the data of 309 thousand individuals from the British biobank. Alcohol consumption is the main cause of death and disability around the world, but the impact of different patterns of alcohol consumption on human health has not been studied before, the explanatory note to the scientific paper says. the relationship between different patterns of alcohol consumption and the risk of developing diseases, adjusted for the average value of the amount of alcohol consumed among regular drinkers.

Non-drinkers, infrequent drinkers, or patients with previous cancer, myocardial infarction, stroke, or cirrhosis were excluded from the sample. liver.

Scientists found out that red wine causes the least damage compared to other types of alcohol – they assume that this is due to the polyphenols contained in grapes.

< p>The article states that about half (47.8%) of the respondents consume an average of 10-140 milliliters of ethanol per week – this amount causes minimal harm to health. 43.3% admitted to drinking 150-350 milliliters of ethanol, causing moderate harm, and only 8.9% inflicting maximum harm on themselves (about 350 ml for women and 500 ml for men per week).

Cirrhosis of the liver (48%), heart attack and stroke (31%) are the leading diseases. Beer and cider have the biggest impact on health, especially when compared to red wine: 18% higher risk of death from all causes, 36% higher risk of cirrhosis of the liver, and 11% higher risk of accident or injury. Abuse without food increases the risk of mortality by 10%.