It seems that healthy people love to be healthy. They will probably drink plenty of water, eat a healthy diet, spend a peaceful night, and drink not much alcohol. But that assumption is not entirely true. According to a recent study published by the American College of Sports Medicine Physically healthy people tend to consume more alcohol.
This cross-sectional study examined more than 38,000 participants who visited the Cooper Clinic in Dallas, Texas for 31 years. Through fitness and treadmill testing, and an assessment of alcohol consumption dependence, researchers found that people with moderate and high fitness levels were moderate compared to those with low fitness levels, both male and female. Concluded that he consumed a large amount of alcohol. The conclusions of this study recommend that “improving fitness (through promoting physical activity) may at the same time consider aiming to reduce alcohol consumption.”
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It’s not yet known why healthy people drink so much, but researchers have been digging deeper into the relationship between exercise and drinking for years.
2015 review Psychiatry frontier We conclude that physical activity and alcohol use are “functionally linked” and that adults usually drink more on exercise days. Surprisingly, the review also states that “studies so far have not suggested that this relationship is necessarily detrimental to the health of non-addicts.”
Another study in 2016 British Journal of Sports Medicine It also suggests that exercise may help “cancel” some risk factors associated with drinking, such as the increased risk of death from chronic illnesses such as cancer and cardiovascular disease. However, since this is an observational study, researchers have stated that they “suggest a relationship” between the two, and make a clear statement given the need for further investigation. Is not wise.
However, according to multiple sources, alcohol consumption can adversely affect physical performance in gyms, sports, and daily activities. Recent studies have shown that there is a correlation between healthy people and heavy drinking, but alcohol is consumed when someone is in good health or is in good health. I can’t conclude that I need to.
On the other hand, this study does not say that it will be completely cut out. The 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans For adults, low levels of alcohol are recommended. Females should be limited to one (or less) daily, and men can drink up to two. Drinking moderately is also a daily habit for some of the healthiest people in the world. For example, residents of the Blue Zone who have a diet very similar to the Mediterranean diet that encourages them to drink moderate red wine.
Further research is needed to understand the correlation between exercise and drinking, but previous studies have shown that a moderate amount of alcohol in a healthy person is independent and fits into an overall balanced diet. It has been shown that it can be done.
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