Interesting study of almost 350k drinkers in England over a 13 year period. According to this study...
Participants were categorized by daily or weekly alcohol intake and followed for a mean of more than 13 years. Compared with never or occasional drinkers, individuals with high alcohol consumption were 24% more likely to die from any cause, 36% more likely to die from cancer, and 14% more likely to die from heart disease. At low to moderate intake, important differences emerged by beverage type: wine consumption was associated with a significantly lower risk of death, whereas spirits, beer, or cider were associated with a significantly higher mortality risk at comparable intake levels. Looking specifically at cardiovascular mortality, moderate wine drinkers had a 21% lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, while even low intake of spirits, beer, or cider was associated with a 9% higher cardiovascular mortality risk, relative to never or occasional drinkers.I'm not a big wine drinker, but just switching from beer to wine lowers your risk of cardiovascular mortality by an astonishing 30% over beer or spirits drinkers. And they had a 21% less risk of cardiovascular mortality than people who never drank! That's pretty significant.
Personally, I would just stop drinking, but Boho and I like having a cocktail together in the evenings before dinner. It's just something that we both enjoy together, but I judging by this study, I may at least switch to wine during the weeknights and sneak in a bourbon or a few beers on the weekends.
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