"Alcohol comsumption may lower the risk of developing kidney cancer" (1 Viewer)

[pattii]

I was reading 'The Epoch Times' (August29-September 4, 2007) and i came across this article in the health section page 9

.. according to a repost in the British Journal of Cancer.

The study involved 885 subjects with kidney cancer and 1204 "controls" without cancer. They reported their alcohol consumption in terms of standard portion sizes- a glass of beer being 200mL, a glass of wine being 100mL and a glass of strong wine or hard liquor equal to 40mL.

The team found that the odds of developing kidney cancer cells were about 40% lower among thoose who consumed 620g ethanol per month compared to thoose who did not drink at all.

Drinking more that two glass of red wine per week was associated with a 40% reduction in kidney cell cancer risk compared with drinking no red wine.

"A reduced risk associated with the consumption of wine and beer might be due to the phenolics they contain, as theese posses antioxidant, and antimutagenic properties." the author speculates

LETS ALL GO TO THE PUB AND REDUCE OUR RISK OF KINDEY CANCER!!!

 

[Dumsum]

A link: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20428653/

620g per month? Fuck me. That's 62 standard drinks (by Australian standards). ~15 per week... Ok not too bad I suppose. +1 for the binge!

 

[pattii]

15 drinks a week could keep me stumbling, and acting ridiculously immature the whole week through.

 

[watatank]

what, a little over 2 standards every day would do that to you?

I was reading 'The Epoch Times' (August29-September 4, 2007) and i came across this article in the health section page 9





LETS ALL GO TO THE PUB AND REDUCE OUR RISK OF KINDEY CANCER!!!

lol kindey cancer.

 

[pattii]

=], i'm a lightweight but i like my spirts

 

[beentherdunthat]

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LETS ALL GO TO THE PUB AND REDUCE OUR RISK OF KINDEY CANCER!!!

Red wine is good for your heart. You might want to overdose on that as well .

How ironic.

 

[pattii]

Only after your overdose on crack shit.

 

[beentherdunthat]

Only after your overdose on crack shit.

lol. Fool.

 

[Snaykew]

=], i'm a lightweight but i like my spirts

Two shots of spirits won't make you stumble around. I'm a lightweight too and 2 shots will most certainly not make you intoxicated. Yes, you might loosen up your attitude, but you won't fall over or act immature (unless you already do ).

 

[jb_nc]

correlation doesn't equal causation

 

[Dumsum]

correlation doesn't equal causation

Our society thrives on inductive reasoning. Statistics seems to be all about making conclusions from correlations. I agree it's illogical but that doesn't mean it's not useful.

 

[DeathB4Life]

injecting your veins with poison reduces your chances of dying in a car accident.

 

[pattii]

you certainly havent seen me drink nor have you seen my shot glasses =]

 

[Captain Gh3y]

Hey if you have 15 standard drinks of metho a week it'll reduce your risk of developing any cancer to 0%

 

[Born2baplacebo]

"..but it also highers your risk of brain damage.."

 

[pattii]

Hey if you have 15 standard drinks of metho a week it'll reduce your risk of developing any cancer to 0%

what about liver sclerosis?

 

[Born2baplacebo]

All these things give alcohol a bad name. Curse scientists.

 

[pattii]

do you even know what I'm talking about?

 

[Born2baplacebo]

yeah or else i wouldn't have commented about it.

 

[pattii]

So could you grace me with your intellect and explain to what sclerosis is smart ass?