Daily Alcohol Consumption

Let us clarify this situation from the start, everything in excess is bad for your health, and excessive consumption of alcohol on a daily basis will undoubtedly increase the risk of stroke. Now that we've gotten that out of the way we will move on to actual studies and results regarding the relationship between alcohol and stroke.

A stroke occurs when the brain stops receiving the vital oxygen that is carried by the blood flowing through blood vessels, the brain can stop receiving oxygen caused by a blockage (ischemic stroke) or due to ruptured vessel (hemorrhagic) - according to a study of stroke medicine is the third leading cause of death among Americans and is also a major cause of disability. Of all the people who survive a stroke about 20% require institutional care and nearly 30% are permanently disabled.

In 2003, Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine has provided strong evidence indicating that excessive consumption of alcohol may increase the risk of stroke while consumption low to moderate can protect against it.

Nearly half a million men and women were involved in the research, all were from different parts of the world and a total of 35 observational studies were conducted to compare outcomes of people who drink the alcohol to those who are not a group of individuals called "witnesses" were required to consume alcohol. The results were nothing less than eye opening:

Excessive consumption of alcohol:

Compared to controls (who had not consumed alcohol) persons who consumed 60 g of any alcoholic drink (the equivalent of five glasses) with a serious risk of stroke, they 64% higher risk of suffering from total stroke, which is a combination of ischemic colitis and they had a 69% risk of suffering from ischemia and a terrible risk by 118% to suffer hemorrhagic.

Light to moderate consumption of alcohol:

Compared with control subjects who consumed less than 12 g per day (the equivalent of a glass) to reduce the risk of total stroke by as much 17% and the risk of ischemia was reduced by nearly 20 %. Those who consume two drinks per day or 12 to 24 g which is considered moderate, had been able to reduce the risk of ischemic stroke by nearly 28%, nothing beyond that amount of daily consumption Alcohol does not provide additional benefit when it comes to preventing the devastating effects of a stroke.

The results are somewhat controversial, because most people consume alcohol do not know if the borders between moderate drinking and excessive.