New research shows that heavy drinkers risk muscle loss and frailty in later life.
The team looked at data for nearly 200,000 people aged between 37 and 73 years.
The study shows with statistical modelling that people with the lowest amount of muscle were drinking 10 units or more a day – about a bottle of wine.
Because larger people have more muscle mass, the research team scaled for body size. And they took into account factors such as protein consumption and physical activity.
The team say that their findings, mainly in people in their 50s and 60s, suggest another reason to cut back on booze.
Leveraging data from the UK Biobank study, a new study offers insight into the risk of new-onset heart failure based on female reproductive risk factors among a cohort more than 220,000 women.
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