| The connection between moderate drinking and | | | | to additional healthy behaviors unrelated to drinking. |
| avoiding heart disease is pretty much old news to | | | | "Many health-conscious people have a daily drink |
| most of us at this point. | | | | because of the widely touted health benefits; it may |
| But now, experts are saying that those of us who | | | | be a constellation of behaviors in such people that |
| have 1-2 drinks a few times a week are less likely to | | | | lead to weight control"...says Katz..."This would |
| become obese than non drinkers. | | | | produce the appearance of a weight-control benefit |
| Finally! A Weight Loss "Do and Don't" that we can | | | | from moderate drinking, but it would be illusory." |
| have some fun with! | | | | Well here's my 2 cents on the matter: |
| Not too much fun though. | | | | As mentioned above, I feel that the primary |
| Those of us who consume 4 or more drinks daily are | | | | takeaway from this research is that responsible, |
| a whopping 46% more likely to be obese, research | | | | moderate drinkers need not be alarmed at the |
| says. The connection between moderate drinking and | | | | implications of drinking on their weight loss. |
| avoiding heart disease is pretty much old news to | | | | Though the overall trend presented here makes |
| most of us at this point. | | | | sense to me, I am a slight bit skeptical of the |
| This new information was based on a study of over | | | | percentages given for risk levels. |
| 8,000 people conducted by Dr. James Rohrer of the | | | | My suspiscion comes from the fact that body mass |
| Mayo Clinic and Dr. Ahmed Arif, from the Texas | | | | index, or BMI, was used as a measure of obesity. As |
| Tech University Health Sciences Center. | | | | I mention in my program, BMI is not the best |
| "We don't want to give people the wrong | | | | determination of true obesity. Its measurements, |
| impression"...says Rohrer..."We certainly don't want to | | | | though useful, are not accurate enough to be |
| recommend that nondrinkers become drinkers just to | | | | followed to the letter---certainly not for coming up |
| control their weight". | | | | with percentages in a medical research study. |
| If you're a non-drinker---don't panic. | | | | So if you choose to drink, do it moderately and |
| The odds for moderate drinkers are only .73% | | | | responsibly. And if you don't choose to do so, that's |
| better than nondrinkers for staying thin. The main | | | | o.k. too. WHATEVER you choose to do, make sure |
| message here is that a few drinks consumed socially | | | | you're eating right and exercising daily! |
| isn't anything to worry about if that's your M.O. | | | | To YourBestBody, |
| Some experts don't completely agree with these | | | | Lawrence Cole |
| findings. Dr. David L. Katz, Director of Yale University's | | | | Your Lifestyle and Fitness Coach |
| Prevention Research Center, says thatthe slight | | | | YourBestBodyNOW. |
| reduciton in obesity risk may very well be attributed | | | | |