Occasional boozers are less likely to suffer cancer or die young than teetotallers
OCCASIONAL boozers are less likely than teetotallers to develop cancer or die young, a study claims.
Up to four drinks a week is best but more raises the chance of early death, experts say.
Up to four drinks a week is best but more raises the chance of early death, a study by Queen's University of Belfast suggestsResearchers from Queen’s University Belfast analysed data on 99,654 people over nine years.
During that time, 9,559 died while 12,763 were diagnosed with cancer.
They found those averaging one to four drinks a week had the lowest risk of cancer or death from any cause.
Teetotallers had a seven per cent higher chance.
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Those who downed five or six drinks a week upped theirs by between five and ten per cent.
Three or more drinks a day increased it by 21 per cent.
Dr Andrew Kunzmann said: “It suggests anything between one and four drinks a week is linked to the best health or lowest risk. But the risk remains low at anything up to seven a week.”
However he added: “If you drink two a day thinking it’s good for your health, you should cut back.”
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