Those who think a glass of red wine every evening will help keep the heart healthy will be dismayed. The risks for a 40-year-old of drinking over the recommended daily limit were comparable to smoking, said one leading scientist. “The paper estimates a 40-year-old drinking four units a day above the guidelines [the equivalent of drinking three glasses of wine in a night] has roughly two years’ lower life expectancy, which is around a 20th of their remaining life. So it’s as if each unit above guidelines is taking, on average, about 15 minutes of life, about the same as a cigarette. About half the participants reported drinking more than 100g per week, and 8.4% drank more than 350g per week.

Source: The Guardian April 12, 2018 22:30 UTC