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Post by **mccutcheon** » Thu Jan 09, 2003 4:44 pm

Study: Frequent Drinking Can Help Heart

Best headline of the year!

As little as half an alcoholic drink a day can reduce the risk of heart attacks, whether the beverage of choice is beer, red wine, white wine or liquor, new research shows.

Scientists have known that drinking can prevent heart attacks, but the study suggests that how often you imbibe is a lot more important than what or how much.

Whether you drink with your meal or at some other time also appears irrelevant.

"It was a surprise that — almost regardless of other factors associated with drinking — frequency of use seemed to be what reduced the subsequent risk of a heart attack," said Dr. Kenneth Mukamal of Harvard University Medical School, who led the study.

Those who drank at least three days a week had about one-third fewer heart attacks than did nondrinkers. And it made almost no difference whether the drinking consisted of half a drink or four. Those who imbibed only once or twice a week had only a 16 percent lower risk of a heart attack.

I always knew those guys at Harvard were smart. I'm going to live forever.

Cheers!

Myke115 · Post by **Myke115** » Thu Jan 09, 2003 4:49 pm

HAH! I saw that on the news this morning. Kinda ironic ...

tashasimone · Post by **tashasimone** » Thu Jan 09, 2003 11:46 pm

I saw it too!! i jumped for joy! Hell, im still jumping for joy!!

Post by **mccutcheon** » Fri Jan 10, 2003 12:54 am

you couldn't drink me under the table, unless we ended up there on purpose. I'm getting a pretty good beer belly now and Amanda does shots out of my belly button.

Post by **mccutcheon** » Fri Jan 10, 2003 12:58 am

to undesrstand this thread check out another. I think I'm drunk.

Myke115 · Post by **Myke115** » Fri Jan 10, 2003 1:03 am

Drunk is good ... drunk is fine ...

... perhaps we'll all really get together in the center of the US one day and see which deviant from which region of the country can drink the others under the table.

MissGuydid · Post by **MissGuydid** » Fri Jan 10, 2003 1:44 am

*testing the water*

hmmmmm, this challenge sounds vaguely familiar myke.... ("hi" btw)
i don't even know any of you, but i don't need an excuse to drink. i'd participate. and now that i've reclaimed my west coast status, i might even be willing to wager a west coast victory.

~michelle

Myke115 · Post by **Myke115** » Fri Jan 10, 2003 1:48 am

Howdy MissGuyDid ... nice to see you on the board of BAD behavior ...

MissGuydid · Post by **MissGuydid** » Fri Jan 10, 2003 1:51 am

hey, anywhere i can enjoy the company of men behaving badly... or women. i'm not that picky.

Myke115 · Post by **Myke115** » Fri Jan 10, 2003 1:56 am

It is a small but rather ... different sorta bunch. Perhaps it's why I fell at home here. Good musical tastes ... good literature. ... out there topics ... women & men behaving badly ... reminds me of the good old days back at the other place ...

Also like topics from music to LUV ..

punkrawkgirl · Post by **punkrawkgirl** » Fri Jan 10, 2003 5:39 am

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by myke:
<strong>It is a small but rather ... different sorta bunch. Perhaps it's why I fell at home here. Good musical tastes ... good literature. ... out there topics ... women & men behaving badly ... reminds me of the good old days back at the other place ...

Also like topics from music to LUV ..</strong><hr></blockquote>

i see talk about men and women behaving badly and feel as though i MUST participate. i behave badly quite well!!

oh and the drinking thing- one drink a week also reduces your risk of alzehimers....i think that is spelled wrong, but you feel me!

MissGuydid · Post by **MissGuydid** » Fri Jan 10, 2003 6:47 am

yay PRG! now...where are those other west coasters?
...i feel like i'm infiltrating someone's personal camp... do you need an invite to be here?

~m

p.s. i'm drunk.

Myke115 · Post by **Myke115** » Fri Jan 10, 2003 10:24 am

HA! I think by virtue of being drunk while posting ... you qualify to be here.

xochiquetzal · Post by **xochiquetzal** » Sat Jan 11, 2003 11:35 am

i wish i was drunk.

west coast sheeca