Can A Bottle Of Wine A Week Really Cause Cancer?
New research is now saying your popular Wine Down Wednesday may be the unhealthiest social gathering you have. A new study published in the BMC Public Health journal states there is an increased risk of cancer among men and women who consume, on average, a bottle of wine per week (or possibly a glass per day).
In non-smoking men, their risk of cancer increased 1%, which is said to be equivalent to smoking 5 cigarettes. In non-smoking women, the risk rose 1.4%, the equivalent of smoking 10 cigarettes, with a 0.8% absolute risk of breast cancer.
Basically, depending on your other possible bad habits, your risk increases only by less than 2%. Does this stop you from enjoying your glass of wine after work?
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