Consuming Small Amounts of Alcohol Daily Increases Risk of Deadly Combination of Conditions

Do you know that drinking even just half a glass of red or white wine or a small bottle of beer each day can make you become obese, diabetic, and hypertensive? The increase in its consumption in turn increases the risk of metabolic syndrome, the combination of these three life-threatening medical conditions.

A recent study of more than 25 million adults contributes to the growing corroboration that there is no safe level of drinking, so one should rethink its consumption and seek an expert for advice.

According to lead author Dr. Hye Jun Shin from the Korea National Medical Center lead author, even the intake of light alcohol is linked to metabolic syndrome.

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Metabolic Syndrome

Metabolic syndrome is a combination of life-threatening conditions such as hypertension, obesity, and diabetes.

It puts an individual at a higher risk of getting heart ailments like stroke, coronary heart disease, as well as other conditions impacting the blood vessels.

In the study, men who consumed half-a-glass of wine or a quarter pint of beer on the average each day were found to be 10 percent more susceptible to obesity or even metabolic syndrome.

A glass or two of wine and a maximum of one pint of beer were linked to about 22 and 25 percent higher odds, respectively, increasing to 34 and 42 percent respectively, beyond the said level.

Such rates were compared to men who never consumed alcohol. The same trends were found in women.

Increased Risk of Obesity

Suppose drinking beer and wine is part of your 'before-the-day-ends' activities. In that case, it is important to know that consuming half a glass of wine each day can increase the likelihood of diabetes by nine percent compared to those who never drank.

As indicated in the study, women who had more than two glasses of alcoholic beverages average were 22 percent more likely to be obese and 18 percent more likely to have metabolic syndrome.

Consumption of more than half a standard glass of wine or beer each day, Dr. Shin said, is linked to an increased risk of obesity and metabolic syndrome regardless of the gender, and such risk increases the percentage with the intake of alcohol.

This particular research, which was presented during the virtual European and International Congress on Obesity, included over 25 million participants, both men and women in South Korea.

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The Link Between Alcohol Consumption and Obesity

In the United Kingdom, both men and women are advised not to go beyond 14 units of alcoholic beverages each week. This is equivalent to six glasses of wine or six pints of beers.

According to Dr. Shin, there was an important link between the consumption of alcoholic drinks and obesity following adjustment in age, exercise, smoking, and income in the said populace, as well as wine and beer consumption, and metabolic syndrome.

The lead author also said that the results propose that the risk of obesity and metabolic syndrome rises in percentage to alcoholic beverages consumption when both male and female adults consume more than half a standard drink every day.

However, some experts claim that a small amount of wine or beer fuels antioxidants that kill hazardous chemicals that can cause potentially deadly diseases.

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