Moderate drinking lowers heart risk

Moderate drinking has been linked to a lower risk of heart disease in a new study.

But the finding was most pronounced among people who drank moderately in a consistent way. Those who had unstable drinking patterns were more likely to suffer from coronary heart disease (CHD).

The reserach, published in Bmc medicine, examined people’ s drinking patterns. The authors found ex-drinkers had a significantly higher risk of CHD compared to drinkers who “always adhered to lowerrisk intake guidelines”.