Binge today stroke tomorrow
By
PORTER SHIMER
We tend to think the greatest drawback of a. “big evening out” is the hangover it produces. But a report in the “British Medical Journal” suggests there may be more enduring consequences to worry about. “Excessive consumption of alcohol may be an underestimated risk fac-
tor for stroke, particularly in men,” says the report. Possible causes for the stroke-alcohol link are: the dehydration caused by heavy drinking (blood short of water has a greater tendency to clot), and a form of irregular heartbeat thought to be
alcohol-induced — “atrial fibrillation.” The report mentions two other studies that show a link between stroke and bouts of inordinate merry-making. You might want to temper your own good times accordingly. —Copyright Universal Press Syndicate.
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