Seniors - Drink To Your Health

A recent study shows that seniors who moderately consume alcohol lower their odds of developing physical problems. This finding applied to seniors in good health. Subjects in poor or fair health did not see any benefits from alcohol consumption.The study did not examine the causes of these findings.In the study, “seniors” referred to men and women over age 50. Light to moderate drinkers were defined as those who consumed fewer than 15 drinks a week and fewer than five per day (fewer than four daily for women); heavy drinkers were those who consumed 15 or more drinks weekly (or five or more per day); and abstainers were those who drank fewer than 12 alcoholic drinks during the last 12 months.

The researchers, led by Dr. Arun Karlamangla, a geriatrician at the University of California, Los Angeles, analyzed data taken from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey’s Epidemiologic Follow-up Study, which included self-reported data from more than 4,200 men and women. About 92 percent of study participants were white; the average study participant was 60 years old.

You can find the study at cnn.com