Study says drinking alcohol is key to living past 90

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Study says drinking alcohol is key to living past 90
When it comes to making it into your 90s, booze actually beats exercise, according to a long-term study.
http://www.startribune.com/study-says-drinking-alcohol-is-key-to-living-past-90/474927863/

Cheers to life — seriously.

When it comes to making it into your 90s, booze actually beats exercise, according to a long-term study.

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I’ll be in the hot tub with my margarita.
 
Which is true ;)

No, Drinking Alcohol Won't Make You Live Past 90

https://www.livescience.com/61824-drinking-alcohol-longer-life-explainer.html

So, where do alcohol's apparent longevity benefits come from? According to a 2016 meta-analysis of 87 studies linking alcohol consumption and longevity, casual drinking may be an indicator of other lifestyle factors related to good health rather than a cause.

Older individuals who abstain from drinking might do so because of existing health issues, the study said, or because they had problems with excessive drinking in the past. In other words, if a person is still drinking at age 90, their health is likely good enough for them to do so. Good health among senior citizens can be attributed to a multitude of other lifestyle factors including diet, exercise and strong social relationships, The 90+ study reported.

Because it's so hard to tease out cause and effect in studies like these, it's too soon to say whether moderate drinking is indeed a health benefit, a risk or neither. The bottom line is: If you drink, drink moderately and because you enjoy it — not because you want to live forever.

Apply this lesson to your arming schools ideas perhaps?
 
heypa said:
i'm 92 and NEVER drank alcohol If I start now will it help?
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Sounds like the start of a good Reader's digest story, writing to Guinness for advice perhaps :)

An apéritif wine or a sherry after lunch can't hurt anyway, eases digestion they say.
 
I think that the healthiest way to live is not to indulge in excesses. One shouldn't deny themselves anything, but also shouldn't go overboard with anything.
 
Slartibartfast said:
Which is true ;)

No, Drinking Alcohol Won't Make You Live Past 90

https://www.livescience.com/61824-drinking-alcohol-longer-life-explainer.html

So, where do alcohol's apparent longevity benefits come from? According to a 2016 meta-analysis of 87 studies linking alcohol consumption and longevity, casual drinking may be an indicator of other lifestyle factors related to good health rather than a cause.

Older individuals who abstain from drinking might do so because of existing health issues, the study said, or because they had problems with excessive drinking in the past. In other words, if a person is still drinking at age 90, their health is likely good enough for them to do so. Good health among senior citizens can be attributed to a multitude of other lifestyle factors including diet, exercise and strong social relationships, The 90+ study reported.

Because it's so hard to tease out cause and effect in studies like these, it's too soon to say whether moderate drinking is indeed a health benefit, a risk or neither. The bottom line is: If you drink, drink moderately and because you enjoy it — not because you want to live forever.

Apply this lesson to your arming schools ideas perhaps?
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Yup, meta-analyses should be viewed with the same scrutiny as bundled mortgages.
 
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