For those of you who want to drop your risk of heart disease by 10%: don’t indulge in this particular drink quite so much.

Which means living a healthier, better life. And who doesn’t want that?

It’s not just alcohol and driving that don’t go well together. Apparently, a healthy heart and generous alcohol consumption don’t mix well either!

According to a massive research conducted by University College London, Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, the less alcohol you consume the better it is for you.

The research analyzed the results of 50 studies conducted on about 260,000 people.

The researchers particularly focused on a genetic variant called alcohol dehydrogenase 1B (ADH1B) that is associated with lighter drinking. What this means is that some people who inherit this gene tend to drink less, because the unpleasant effects of alcohol such as nausea, headache and flushing occurs more readily in these people.

Even in this study it was found that those with the gene variant drank 17 percent less than the others who did not have it.

So, if alcohol is as good for the heart as it has so often been claimed, then these people would have a higher risk of developing heart disease because of low consumption, right?

But shockingly the results pointed in exactly the opposite direction!

The researchers discovered that those who drank 17 percent less alcohol had a 10 percent less risk of developing coronary heart disease. Added to this benefit was the fact that they had lower body mass index, lower cholesterol and lower blood pressure!

While studies on a larger group of people might be required to establish this fact accurately, it is still no reason to indulge in alcohol in the hope that it will shower good health on you.

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