A glass of wine will allow to age without the disease

One or two glasses of wine a day can help middle-aged women to feel good in the future when their age exceeds 70 years. That is the conclusion reached by researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston.

Regular and moderate necessarily   alcohol consumption   It increases the chances of middle-aged women in two or three decades to avoid heart disease, diabetes, and other physical and mental illnesses, as established researchers. In the field of observation were 14 thousand nurses.

Those who drank no more than one or two doses of alcohol in the evening, had a 30% better chance of getting in the elderly better health than those who drank only one to two glasses per week. Five to seven in the evening with a small amount of alcohol a week increases the chances of finding good health in old age by 50%.

As reported in an article for the journal Public Library of Science, "a regular, moderate   alcohol consumption "After 50 years, on the whole, a positive effect on the health of those women who have overcome the 70-year mark. However, experts warn that the study did not prove the benefit of alcohol for the body. And the results of the study can be attributed to other factors of lifestyle.

Professor Jane Hatch from the University of Queensland in Australia says that it is not moderate drinking helps women age without the disease. "Regularly drink a glass of wine women most likely have other characteristics not associated with alcohol - believes Professor Luc. - For example, good health, active social life and a healthy appetite. Taken together, they provide a successful aging."

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