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Wednesday, January 4, 2017
The Bar Facts -- The Truth About Alcohol, Straight Up
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Today's guest articles deals with something many of us adults have to address, particularly as we are coming off the "parteyying" of the Holiday season. I get more questions about alcohol consumption this time of year than I do ab workouts! Here are some more smart folks with some good guidelines to help you manage while having fun. -Nate The Bar Facts -- The Truth About Alcohol, Straight Up BY SUSAN QUICK The health risks for young women who drink are higher than they are for men. "It's OK to enjoy yourself and drink in moderation," says Meir Stampfer, M.D., professor of epidemiology and nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health. "But young women shouldn't think it's going to be a health plus." Here, we answer some key questions about alcohol.  Q: Does a glass of wine a day protect against heart disease? A: Many studies suggest that moderate alcohol consumption (no more than one drink a day for women and no more than two drinks a day for men) helps prevent heart disease the leading cause of death among women. What's the catch? For women, risk of heart disease remains low until menopause (usually around age 50). So for premenopausal women, the protective value of a glass of wine is nil. Q: Does drinking make you fat? A: Alcohol is high in CALORIES. But moderate drinking is unlikely to have much of an effect on your weight. Conventional diet wisdom says that if you drink, you tend to eat more. But the true effect of alcohol on weight is controversial. In one large-scale study of female nurses, those who were moderate drinkers weighed less than women who abstained. Why? Dr. Stampfer, one of the study's authors, is reluctant to link alcohol consumption with leanness. Other research, he says, suggests moderate drinkers may be more active and therefore weigh less. Some other experts believe that much of the energy in alcohol is quickly burned off as heat and is therefore not stored by the body as FAT but so far this is only theory. Q: Can women not handle as much alcohol as men because of their smaller body size? A: Within minutes of drinking the same amount of alcohol as a man, a woman's blood alcohol level is much higher. But the difference is only partly due to a woman's smaller size. Another key factor: Alcohol dehydrogenase, the enzyme that starts to metabolize alcohol in the stomach, is less active in young women than in men, so more alcohol goes directly into a woman's bloodstream, and it gets there more quickly. This not only means you get drunker faster, it also means you're more vulnerable to the negative health effects of alcohol, such as alcohol-related liver damage. Q: Is breast cancer the biggest health risk for women who drink heavily? A: Studies suggest that heavy drinkers face increased breast cancer risk and that moderate drinkers may have a small increase in risk. But the greater and more immediate risks of drinking are impaired judgment and its consequences unprotected sex, car accidents or of harming a fetus by drinking during pregnancy. Q: How much drinking is OK? A: There is no one-size-fits-all advice. For some people it is unwise to drink at all for example, if you're pregnant or if alcohol-related problems run in your family (which may place you at risk for alcohol abuse). Otherwise, the levels believed to pose little or no health risk are no more than one drink per day for women and no more than two drinks a day for men. (A "drink" is 12 ounces of beer, five ounces of wine or one-and-a-half ounces of 80-proof liquor.) Don't panic if you occasionally split a carafe of wine with a friend. But don't make a habit of it. Adapted from Glamour,
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Friday, July 22, 2016
Salt in your diet
 Salt has often been deemed the 'bad guy' of meal planning. Although we especially in the west tend to abuse this nutrient, it is still an essential nutrient that if implemented into your meal plan properly; can be a major player in your healthy lifestyle.-Nate Salt in your diet. Many people regard salt as just another item on the list of "bad foods" that should be avoided in our diet. They mistakenly believe that excessive salt, or sodium, intake will lead to high blood pressure, or hypertension. When people talk about salt in the diet they are usually referring to table salt or sodium chloride. In fact, sodium chloride is just one of many salts that are in our food. Chemically a food is described as a salt when it shares common chemical characteristics. We can recognize these chemicals on food labels when we see the tags --ide (as in chloride), --ate (as in borate) or --ite (as in sulfite). If you take a look at the labels on prepared foods you can understand why we don't need to add table salt to our diet. If we don't have a diet high in fresh foods there's a good chance we've already consumed far more salt than we need. Interestingly, research has shown that salt has little or no effect on most people with normal blood pressure as well as many people with hypertension. There are, however, many individuals who are salt sensitive. They react unfavorably to salt in any form because it puts strain on the kidneys, increasing blood volume. If the arteries are unable to dilate sufficiently to accommodate this increased blood volume, blood pressure will rise. Depending on who you ask, most health promotion educators recommend that adults limit sodium intake to 1000 milligrams per day--that's about one teaspoon. To reduce the amount of salt in your diet, minimize the amount of canned and processed foods, smoked meats, condiments, chips, and soft drinks you consume. Of course, it's always a good idea to discuss health concerns with your physician, but moderation seems to be the key in most dietary matters, including salt.
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Thursday, June 19, 2014
Some Alcohol Good?
DALLAS (CNN) -- Consuming two to six alcoholic drinks per week can greatly reduce the risk of sudden cardiac death, according to a new report from researchers at Harvard Medical School.
The Physicians' Health Study used data from 21,537 men over a 12-year period. Researchers found that men who had two to four drinks per week lessened their risk for sudden cardiac death by 60 percent. Those who had five to six drinks per week lowered their risk by 79 percent.
Though some alcohol is good, more may not be better. Rates of sudden cardiac death increased among people who had more than two drinks per day, the study found.
The research did not look at drinking patterns. However, it is generally agreed among scientists that binge drinking, or drinking large amounts of alcohol in brief periods, can cause abnormal heart rhythms that can lead to sudden cardiac death.
Though the study's findings are considered significant, its authors are not recommending that people start drinking.
"Based on the data, I wouldn't recommend that non-drinkers start drinking," said Christine M. Albert, M.D., lead researcher. "One has to consider all the risks and benefits of drinking alcohol. You don't know how likely a person is to become addicted to alcohol, and there is also the risk of cancer to consider."
Previous studies have found that heavy alcohol consumption may increase an individual's risk of certain types of cancer.
"Consuming two or more drinks per day has been associated with an increased breast cancer risk in women. This study was done only in men, so we can't be sure if our results would apply to women as well," said Albert.
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is responsible for about half of all deaths from heart disease, the nation's biggest killer. SCD is usually caused by irregular heart rhythms. Heart attack, the death of heart muscle due to loss of blood supply, rarely causes SCD.
Prior studies have pointed to a similar beneficial effect of alcohol when consumed in moderate amounts. This study, however, is the largest to date. It is published in the American Heart Association's journal, Circulation.
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Sunday, December 18, 2011
You never thought THIS could cause cancer
Bet you never thought THIS
could give you cancer...
The next time you clink glasses for a toast… or tip up your cup at a football party… or celebrate TGIF a little too enthusiastically… you might want to give a little thought to how much you drink and how often.
A number of studies show a possible link between alcohol use and an increased risk of developing certain cancers. A lot hangs on that word "possible." Is this one more thing we need to worry about? Or is it a scientific guesstimate we can safely ignore? Let's take a look. . .
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Some researchers say there's little evidence to suggest that moderate alcohol consumption puts you at greater risk for developing the most common cancers.
But how about "moderate" use every day? Many of these investigators are uncertain about how much influence regular alcohol use has on cancer risk.
A variety of studies suggest the more alcohol you consume the greater your risk of developing these cancers:
- Breast
- Colon and rectum
- Esophagus
- Larynx
- Liver
- Lung
- Mouth
- Prostate
- Throat
The reason for the uncertainty stems from conflicting study results. Let's take a look at breast cancer as an example…
Several studies used words like "modest1," "mild2," and "weak3" to describe the connection between alcohol use and breast cancer.
On the flip side, a study4 published in the November 2011 Journal of the American Medical Association said that even moderate alcohol use led to an increase in breast cancer risk!
Still other studies claimed to find no link between alcohol consumption and breast cancer.
Just to add to the confusion—one study5 even stated that moderate alcohol use could actually REDUCE breast cancer risk!
And if you think you'll get a clearer opinion from health organizations that research and provide cancer information, don't be surprised to learn that…
Even the cancer "experts" don't agree!
David J. Hanson, Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the State University of New York, has researched and written on the subject of alcohol and drinking for over 30 years.
On his website Alcohol: Problems and Solutions6, Hanson noted the lack of consensus within the medical community about alcohol increasing risk for developing various cancers.
Hanson found that the National Cancer Institute, the National Library of Medicine, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center all say alcohol is not a risk factor for colorectal cancer.
But several other groups disagree, including the American Cancer Society, the Mayo Clinic, and the Colorectal Cancer Coalition. These groups all advise that heavy drinking may increase the odds of being diagnosed with the disease.
One finding is not in doubt: Alcohol and tobacco used together are especially lethal. Combining alcohol and tobacco greatly increases the risk of developing throat and mouth cancers. You can help reduce your risk for developing these cancers if you quit smoking.
If you're thinking there might be good reason for so many folks to sound a warning, you might also be wondering…
How do researchers think alcohol
raises your cancer risk?
raises your cancer risk?
Although the medical community can't say for sure exactly how alcohol affects cancer—they do have a few ideas…
According to the American Cancer Society (ACS)7, alcohol may raise cancer risk in any of four different ways:
- Damages body tissues—some researchers think alcohol may irritate and damage mouth and throat cells. As the cells try to repair themselves, it may cause DNA changes that lead to cancer. What's more, alcohol changes bacteria in the colon and rectum into acetaldehyde. Studies show this chemical causes cancer in lab animals.
- Decreases nutrient absorption—your body needs the B vitamin folate to help it produce and maintain new cells. Alcohol may reduce your ability to absorb folate in foods. And low folate levels can increase your risk of breast and colorectal cancers.
- Sparks hormone changes—alcohol may raise your estrogen levels. Because this hormone regulates breast tissue growth, it may impact breast cancer risk.
- Triggers harmful chemical reactions—ACS said alcohol may help toxic chemicals enter cells in your digestive tract. It may also slow your ability to break down and flush away these harmful chemicals.
The ACS said there may be other as yet unknown ways that alcohol may contribute to cancer. For this reason, the group recommends limitations of no more than 2 drinks per day for men, and 1 drink a day for women. Maybe I'm straitlaced, but to me that sounds like plenty of drinking.
In addition to this establishment take on alcohol and cancer, I'd also note that a shot of alcohol is a big shot of sugar. As regular readers of this newsletter know, sugar is just about the most pro-cancer food you can eat.
Aside from the fact that many alcoholic drinks are high in sugar, the alcohol itself is quickly metabolized into sugar in your body. This means any alcoholic drink sends your sugar levels soaring, even if it's a drink we don't normally consider sweet, such as scotch or beer.
I always marvel when I meet a diabetic who has enough will power to push away desserts, but drinks alcohol as if it's harmless. The alcohol has to go, too. Think of it as liquid sugar. As for people who have cancer, both alcohol and sugar are out of the question.
Even if the scientific studies produce a mixed bag of results… and you find that you're uncertain about what to believe…
…one thing for sure is that it certainly won't HARM you to limit your alcohol consumption.
And if you drink red wine because of its proven cardiovascular benefits—remember that you also achieve these results with a healthy diet and a regular exercise program.
Resveratrol is thought to be the component in red wine that's responsible for most of the health benefits. Take it as a supplement and avoid any possible downside associated with heavy drinking.
That's an 'ounce of prevention' you can feel good about adding to your glass!
Speaking of foods for which it's hard to figure out the cancer risk, we wrote about another one in the last issue. If you missed it, scroll down and take a look now.
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