Good News For Those Beer Drinkers!

I was reading Amby Burfoot's blog on Runnersworld.com today and saw this great tidbit about drinking and exercising...see, you can do both and be healthy!

"Exercise AND Modest Alcohol Consumption BOTH Contribute To Longer LifeIn the latest and perhaps the best study of the benefits of exercise and modest alcohol consumption, a Danish study team found that both contribute to decreased heart disease and decreased all-cause deaths. The researchers followed followed nearly 12,000 Danish adults for 20 years, and reached a number of interesting conclusions. For example, among exercisers, those who consumed no alcohol, or fairly high levels of alcohol, had higher death rates than those who consumed modest amounts, about one glass of wine or spirits a day for women, and two for men. Also, within groups formed by degree of alcohol consumption, those who did the least exercise had the highest death rates, while increasing levels of exercise were associated with lower death rates. Conclusion: "Leisure-time physical activity and a moderate weekly alcohol intake are both important to lower the risk of fatal IHD [heart disease] and all-cause mortality." Source: European Heart Journal. More"

http://peakperformance.runnersworld.com/2008/02/feb-3-the-lates.html?cm_mmc=nutrition%20-_-2008_02_21-_-nutrition-_-BLOG%3a%20Drink%20Up,%20Live%20Longer