Thursday, June 05, 2008

Cheers!

People who drink alcohol are less prone to the sometimes crippling disease called rheumatoid arthritis compared with non-drinkers, according to a Scandinavian study published on Wednesday.

Wonder if the benefits only come from drinking aquavit's?

People who had a moderate alcohol consumption were 40 and 45 percent less likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis compared with people who did not drink or drank only occasionally, it found

And moderate consumption would be what?

High consumption of alcohol, while apparently protective for rheumatoid arthritis, is itself linked with many other health problems.

So at what point do we move from moderate to high levels?

Just askin' . . .
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