WASHINGTON — Laying off the booze for a month could have long-term health benefits, according to a researcher who studied the issue.
While the results are preliminary, Kevin Moore, a consultant in liver health services at the University College London Medical School, said eliminating alcohol for a month could lower your blood pressure and cholesterol, help you lose weight and lower your risk of developing diabetes.
A Daily Mail claims the decreased聽alcohol consumption reduces the risk of cancer. A researcher said their study didn鈥檛 mention cancer risks.
To be clear our study on in didn’t show benefits on cancer risk, but did show other benefits..
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Moore said the study was based on the UK鈥檚 鈥淒ry January,鈥� where residents stop drinking for a month following the holiday season.聽Moore decided to research the health benefits of said fast.
鈥淚f you stop drinking, everything improves,鈥� he told 海角社区app.
Researchers studied 102 healthy men and women in their 40s taking part in the 鈥淒ry January鈥� campaign. The women had been drinking an average of 29 units of alcohol a week, the men had 31 units — or two medium-sized glasses of wine per day.
A month later, their liver damage decreased by almost 13 percent. Insulin resistance — a measurement of diabetes risk — dropped 28 percent.
The full results of the study won鈥檛 be available for several months.
