Alcohol and Health
Elderly People
Alcohol affects more the elderly because with age the body capacity to metabolize alcohol is reduced. The quantity of water in the body is reduced and as a result, the content in alcohol increases.
The moderated alcohol consumption in specific age groups has been proven beneficial for health. For men over 40 and for menopausal women 1-2 alcohol units per day reduce cholesterol in blood and consequently the risk of cardiovascular diseases. There are of course other preventive measures, such as exercise, healthy diet, quit smoking etc. |
