Juror Flirting With John Edwards
Obama's Pot-Smoking Detailed
That finding comes from a new study published in the March 8 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. Researchers followed 22,000 women ages 39 or older for 13 years, tracking their weight gain and alcohol consumption.
While all of the women chosen for the study were slim to begin with, as they aged, the women who did not drink alcohol were more likely to put on more weight than those who drank light to moderate amounts.
David Silverman, Getty Images
A new study published in the March 8 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine found that drinking alcohol in moderation may help women stay thin. Here, an Israeli woman tastes a red wine at an exhibition in Tel Aviv, Israel, last year.
"Compared with women who did not drink at all, those who consumed some but less than 40 grams per day of alcohol were less likely to become overweight or obese," a press release from the Archives of Internal Medicine stated. "Women who drank 15 to less than 30 grams per day had the lowest risk, which was almost 30 percent lower than that of nondrinkers."
The researchers, led by Dr. Lu Wang of Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital, found that red wine was the most strongly correlated with avoiding weight gain, but that drinking all kinds of alcohol was better than not drinking.
Numerous other studies have shown red wine to be beneficial for heart health.
Still, this new study cautions against excessive drinking and notes that "given potential medical and psychosocial problems related to drinking alcohol, its beneficial and adverse effects for each individual must be considered before recommendation about its use."
