The Medical Freedom Channel

“A new study provides yet more evidence that when it comes to alcohol and health, moderation is key. While women who drank were at lower risk of having a non-fatal heart attack than their peers who abstained from alcohol, getting drunk once a month or more sharply increased their risk, Dr. Joan M. Dorn of the University at Buffalo, New York and colleagues found. ‘We know that if it’s enough to slur your speech or alter your behavior it’s too much, even for your heart,” Dorn told Reuters Health. ‘It’s kind of a marker for a whole different lifestyle — women who get intoxicated might be very different from those who don’t,’ she added. ‘It may also be a marker for the way certain women metabolize alcohol.’ The researcher pointed out that, for some women, a single drink is enough to bring on intoxication.” (05/31/07)