Frequent Alcohol Consumption Dramatically Increases Stroke Risk: Study

Too much of anything isn't good for you. And that includes alcohol, of course. Though it might make you feel darn right euphorias at the time. Doesn't matter. An extra shot of moonshine and you're living in your bathroom for the next day and a half.

So while too much alcohol can make you sick, or it can, in some cases, make you fat (no wonder they don't put calorie content labels on most liquor bottles) a recent study shows that consuming alcohol more frequently could potentially increase the risk of stroke mortality in men. But just how frequently? As little as twice a week.

Even for the moderate alcohol consumer, there is still an increased stroke risk, according to a press release. For those finishing bottles of Vodka once or twice a week, the risk is much greater.

More specifically, the cerebral haemorrhage increases linearly as consumption of alcohol increases. In other words, the higher the amount of alcohol consumed, the higher the stroke risk. And let's not forget about other risk factors related to strokes, including coronary artery disease, blood pressure, heart failure, diabetes, smoking, and the list goes on.

For this study, researchers examined data from the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Study, which followed approximately 2,608 middle-aged men for 20 years.

Findings showed that those who consumed alcohol more frequently at twice a week or more had over a threefold increased risk of stroke mortality than those who did not consume alcohol at all.

Maybe another weeknight out with the boys isn't such a great idea, after all?

More information regarding the findings can be seen via the journal Acta Neurologica Scandivacia.