It was learned how to eliminate the effects of alcohol intake – Russian Newspaper

Compliance with recommendations on the weekly level of physical activity can compensate for the increase in the risk of death from all causes related to alcohol consumption, including cancer. The results of the relevant research published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine (British Journal of Sports Medicine), said portal EurekAlert

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According to some scientists, the use of alcohol and physical activity affect the same biological processes, but in opposite directions. In an attempt to confirm or refute this thesis analyzed the authors of the questionnaire participants took part in the national health study conducted in England and Scotland in 1994, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004 and 2006. These included questions about the frequency of alcohol consumption and physical activity levels among people over 40 years

Respondents evaluated by two criteria:. The level of weekly alcohol intake, and physical activity. In the first case, people were divided into four categories: drink at least once a week, drink no more than recommended by the British Ministry of Health regulations (14 standard units of alcohol per week for women and 21 for men), hazardous (to 35 and 49 units, respectively) and harmful .

Physical activity was measured by the so-called metabolic equivalent (MET) – is the ratio of the level of human metabolism during exercise to the level of its metabolism at rest. One MET – the amount of energy spent by a person in a state of rest and an equivalent combustion 1 kilocalorie per kilogram body weight per hour. The recommended load is considered to be 7.5 METs per hour every week, which is about 150 minutes of training is not very intense fitness.

So, according to the study, if the physical activity was at least at the minimum recommended level or higher, the risk of dying from complications caused by alcohol, decreased significantly.

However, the scientists make a reservation, that to make any firm conclusions from their work so far, a clear causal relationship between these two factors is not yet proven.