"the best way to avoid dying"
Having a pint of beer after a game of football or going to the gym could be the key to a long, healthy life, new research claims. According to the study, moderate drinking combined with exercise is the best combination to prevent life-threatening conditions - even better than total abstention.
The survey of more than 11,000 people over 20 years showed that drinking and exercising - though not together - were particularly effective against fatal heart disease, reducing the risk by up to 50 per cent compared with those who were inactive and teetotal… . While heavier drinking when combined with exercise dulled the health-giving effects it was still only found to be as bad as exercising and not drinking… .
Exercise appeared to be the best way to avoid dying but when combined with moderate drinking - up to the equivalent of seven pints a week - it was even more effective.
Moderate drinking and exercise reduce blood pressure, which has significant health benefits.
[the Telegraph]
