Comments on: Calories In = Calories Out http://astrogirl.com/2009/11/22/calories-in-calories-out/ Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:59:14 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Nicole http://astrogirl.com/2009/11/22/calories-in-calories-out/comment-page-1/#comment-473 Nicole Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:23:24 +0000 http://astrogirl.com/2009/11/22/calories-in-calories-out/#comment-473 And I just saw this (published 11/19) on the <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8367141.stm" rel="nofollow">BBC site</a>: <em><i>Alcohol 'protects men's hearts' </em> <em>The type of drink did not appear to change the results. Drinking alcohol every day cuts the risk of heart disease in men by more than a third, a major study suggests. The Spanish research involving more than 15,500 men and 26,000 women found large quantities of alcohol could be even more beneficial for men.</em> <em>Female drinkers did not benefit to the same extent, the study in Heart found.</em> </i> And right after that: <i>Experts are critical, warning heavy drinking can increase the risk of other diseases, with alcohol responsible for 1.8 million deaths globally per year.</i> AND there's a big sidebar quote: <i> People should not be encouraged to drink more as a result of this research. Professor Martin McKee London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine </i> Because we couldn't figure that out. And I just saw this (published 11/19) on the BBC site:

Alcohol ‘protects men’s hearts’

The type of drink did not appear to change the results.

Drinking alcohol every day cuts the risk of heart disease in men by more than a third, a major study suggests.

The Spanish research involving more than 15,500 men and 26,000 women found large quantities of alcohol could be even more beneficial for men.

Female drinkers did not benefit to the same extent, the study in Heart found.

And right after that:

Experts are critical, warning heavy drinking can increase the risk of other diseases, with alcohol responsible for 1.8 million deaths globally per year.

AND there’s a big sidebar quote:

People should not be encouraged to drink more as a result of this research.
Professor Martin McKee
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Because we couldn’t figure that out.

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