My bet is that it’s the exercise and diet that contributes the most to Bonds good health. And I ask my self the question what this article is doing in a serious journal like BMJ. I cannot find the answer. Can anyone help me?
The fact that the researchers did not know that Bond drinks Vodka Martini is alone a good reason to reject the article. When we add that Smirnoff heavily sponsors the Bond movies and the Canadian brewery Labatt funded the research and Corbott Distilers provided the liquor, the bells should have been ringing for the editor
But its more serious that the researchers take it for granted that "Moderate consumption of alcoholic drinks seems to reduce the risks of developing cardiovascular disease, stroke, and cataracts, perhaps through antioxidant actions of their alcohol, flavonoid, or polyphenol contents." Thus reinforcing the impression that alcohol is good for you.
There is to my knowledge no conclusive empirical evidence for this effect on human beings. According to NIAAA " While there is an association between moderate drinking and lower CHD risk, science has not confirmed that alcohol itself causes the lower risk. "
And they continiue: "The apparent benefits of moderate drinking on CHD mortality are offset at higher drinking levels by increasing risk of death from other types of heart disease; cancer; liver cirrhosis; and trauma, including trauma from traffic crashes . Moderate drinking is not risk free. The trade-offs between risks and benefits can be exemplified by the fact that alcohol's anticlotting ability, potentially protective against heart attack, may increase the risk of hemorrhagic stroke, or bleeding within the brain." [National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism No. 45 October 1999]
And B. Puddey and K.D. Croft review of "Alcohol, Stroke and Coronary Heart Disease" [Neuroepidemiology 18:6:1999, 292-302.]concludes that: Within this framework of current epidemiological evidence together with the results of basic laboratory studies, the conclusion at present is that while we may continue to speculate that there are anti-oxidants and pro-oxidants in alcoholic beverages that influence the development of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, this cannot yet be considered as an established scientific fact."
Perhaps its time to focus on the interests behind the advocacy of the possible health benefits of alcohol?
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Exercise is good for you
My bet is that it’s the exercise and diet that contributes the most to Bonds good health. And I ask my self the question what this article is doing in a serious journal like BMJ. I cannot find the answer. Can anyone help me?
The fact that the researchers did not know that Bond drinks Vodka Martini is alone a good reason to reject the article. When we add that Smirnoff heavily sponsors the Bond movies and the Canadian brewery Labatt funded the research and Corbott Distilers provided the liquor, the bells should have been ringing for the editor
But its more serious that the researchers take it for granted that "Moderate consumption of alcoholic drinks seems to reduce the risks of developing cardiovascular disease, stroke, and cataracts, perhaps through antioxidant actions of their alcohol, flavonoid, or polyphenol contents." Thus reinforcing the impression that alcohol is good for you.
There is to my knowledge no conclusive empirical evidence for this effect on human beings. According to NIAAA " While there is an association between moderate drinking and lower CHD risk, science has not confirmed that alcohol itself causes the lower risk. "
And they continiue: "The apparent benefits of moderate drinking on CHD mortality are offset at higher drinking levels by increasing risk of death from other types of heart disease; cancer; liver cirrhosis; and trauma, including trauma from traffic crashes . Moderate drinking is not risk free. The trade-offs between risks and benefits can be exemplified by the fact that alcohol's anticlotting ability, potentially protective against heart attack, may increase the risk of hemorrhagic stroke, or bleeding within the brain." [National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism No. 45 October 1999]
And B. Puddey and K.D. Croft review of "Alcohol, Stroke and Coronary Heart Disease" [Neuroepidemiology 18:6:1999, 292-302.]concludes that: Within this framework of current epidemiological evidence together with the results of basic laboratory studies, the conclusion at present is that while we may continue to speculate that there are anti-oxidants and pro-oxidants in alcoholic beverages that influence the development of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, this cannot yet be considered as an established scientific fact."
Perhaps its time to focus on the interests behind the advocacy of the possible health benefits of alcohol?
Regards
Dag Rekve, Master of Business and Economics
The AlkoKutt Campaign
Competing interests: No competing interests