August 24, 2007 — Heavy consumption of alcohol has been linked to a significantly increased risk for stroke and stroke-related death in Chinese men.
In a large, population-based study of 64,338 men participating in the China National Hypertension Study, researchers at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana, found those who consumed 35 or more alcoholic drinks per week had a 22% increased risk for stroke and a 30% increased risk for stroke-related death vs nondrinkers.
"We found a progressive, nearly linear, increase in risk of stroke across the categories of drinking. It was significantly higher among individuals who consumed at least 35 drinks per week. But the risk was also increased in moderately heavy drinkers. So the risk was increased in those who were drinking more than 3 drinks per day and was greatly increased among those who consumed more than 5 drinks per day," principal investigator Lydia Bazzano, MD, PhD, told Medscape.
more on: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/561861
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