Even one alcoholic drink a day can increase risk of stroke, study says

The men on average drank four drinks a day and were at a far higher risk of suffering high blood pressure and strokes.

At the end, the study revealed that one glass of alcoholic drink a day increased stroke risk by 10 per cent to 15 per cent and that four drinks a day increased the risk of having a stroke by 35 per cent.

It means no matter the type of alcoholic drink you reach for, don’t expect it to protect you from stroke or other disease.

For the purposes of the study, one drink was a small glass of wine, a bottle of beer, or a single measure of spirits.

Zhengming Chen, co-author of the study, said in a press release that “there are no protective effects of moderate alcohol intake against stroke. Even moderate alcohol consumption increases the chances of having a stroke.”

Although many leading scientists agreed with the study’s findings, Stephen Burgees, a researcher at the University of Cambridge noted the study was limited to Chinese and focused on spirits, beer and not wine.

Burgees further agreed with the study’s findings “that risk of stroke increases even with moderate light alcohol consumption.”