Studies have found that young people drinking is harmful to health, and drinking a small amount of alcohol in the elderly is good for health.

Jimu Journalist Hu Xiuwen

Intern Peng Xinyi

According to the "Guardian" reported on July 14, a conclusion of the global illness burden research (GBD) concluded that alcohol will bring major health risks to young people, but drinking a small amount of alcohol may benefit. For the first time, the research reported the risks of the age, gender and regional reports, and published the results in the magazine of "Liuye Knife".

It is not good for young people to drink alcohol

Global Disease burden research (GBD) is a comprehensive regional and global disease burden research plan to evaluate mortality and disability caused by major diseases, damage and risk factors. GBD is located in the Institute of Health and Evaluation of the University of Washington, USA, and is funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

GBD produces the most comprehensive data and death data in the world. Similar studies four years ago showed that even drinking occasionally would be harmful to health, and it was suggested that the government should persuade people to completely quit alcohol. However, after re -analyzing global data, experts concluded a new conclusion: compared with the elderly, young people face higher health risks. They added that adults who are 40 or over and have no potential health problems may benefit from a limited amount of drinking, such as a small glass of red wine every day, which can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke and diabetes.

Studies have found that young people drinking is not good for health (source: Guardian)

Experts suggest that different suggestions should be given based on the age and place of alcoholic people, and the strictest drinking guidelines for men aged 15-39 should be developed because these people are the largest group of harmful drinking risks in the world. According to the analysis of drinking habits in 204 countries, researchers estimate that a total of 1.34 billion people have a harmful health in 2020. Three-quarters of men are men, and 59%of people are between 15-39 years old. For people of this age, drinking is not only good, but also brings risks, including harm related to drinking, car accidents, suicide or murder.

Dr. Emanra Gaki, a research author of the research at the University of Washington University of Medicine, said: "Although it is not realistic to let young people quit alcohol, we think it is very important to convey the latest evidence, so that everyone can be able to be able to transmit the latest evidence. My own health makes a wise decision. "

Human health drinking volume is increasing in life

Researchers used the global disease burden data to study the risk of 22 health results, including cardiovascular disease and cancer. Utilizing this information, researchers can estimate how much wine can drink before causing excessive risks to a person's health. They found that without increasing health risks, people's health drinking volume is increasing throughout their lives.

The researchers regarded a 100ml of wine concentration of 13%or 375ml of alcohol concentration of 3.5%beer as a standard drinking unit. They found that for men aged 15-39, it is recommended to drink only 0.136 units per day, and women of the same age are 0.273 units. People from 40 to 64 have a safe drinking volume from about half a day to nearly two units. For people 65 or more, after drinking more than 3 units of alcoholic drinks a day, there will be health risks. However, on average, adults over 40 years old suggest that alcohol intake is still very low, only 1.87 units per day. After that, each cup of alcoholic beverages increases health risks.

Another study published in the "Public Science Library · Medicine" magazine on Thursday found that ingesting 7 or more units of alcohol per week is related to the higher level of iron in the brain, and the iron in the brain is iron, and the iron in the brain Elements are related to Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. This is a potential mechanism for alcohol to reduce cognitive ability.

Dr. Richard Pipper, the CEO of British Alcohol Change Organization: "If you care about your health, the best way so far is not drinking. If you choose to drink alcohol, please listen to the opinions of the British chief medical officer, Drink no more than 14 units per week (about 2.8 liters of beer or a bottle of semi -wine), and at least 3 days do not drink alcohol within a week, and do not exceed 6 units within a day when drinking. "

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