Alcohol consumption increases the risks of over 60 diseases in Chinese men, including many diseases not previously linked to alcohol, according to a new study by researchers from Oxford Population Health, Peking University, and the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. The study is published today in Nature Medicine.

In case any of you could use some extra motivation today. This study shows that alcohol increases your risk of many diseases, including ones we haven’t associated with alcohol such as gout and fractures.

  • Zerlyna@lemmy.worldMEnglish
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    1 year ago

    My resting heart rate went down by at least 10 points with a few weeks of stopping. Amazing!

    • ColoradoBoy@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      1 year ago

      That is amazing. I noticed pretty quickly on quitting that weight loss was easier, my blood pressure stayed normal, I slept better and I rarely got sick.