New Yorkers Warned Of New Hidden Alcohol Health Risk
Experts warn that alcohol and smoking are now being linked to new health issues. The news comes from theAmerican Heart Association. Recent studies, including a global analysis detailed by the American Heart. . .
Experts warn that alcohol and smoking are now being linked to new health issues. The news comes from theAmerican Heart Association. Recent studies, including a global analysis detailed by the American Heart Association, show that alcohol and smoking are associated with an increased risk of irregular heartbeats and breast cancer. Matt Cardy, Getty ImagesMatt Cardy, Getty Images“Identifying shared risk factors is important for developing interventions that support optimal health, such as smoking cessation and alcohol restriction, which could potentially reduce the global incidence of breast cancer and atrial fibrillation/flutter substantially,” study co-author Shu Wang, M. D. , Ph. D. , director of the Breast Disease Center at Peking University People’s Hospital in Beijing, said. For all the news that the Hudson Valley is sharing, make sure to followHudson Valley Post on Facebook,and download theHudson Valley Post Mobile AppIt's been known for decades that drinking alcohol and lighting up a cigarette increases a woman's breast cancer risk. Matt Cardy, Getty ImagesMatt Cardy, Getty ImagesThe National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism notes that drinking alcohol, even light consumption, increases the likelihood of women developing breast cancer. Smoking/Alcohol Increases Risk Of Irregular HeartbeatsBut now the American Heart Association is issuing an alert warning women that those lifestyle habits also increase the threat of developing irregular heartbeats. Photo byJoshua ChehovonUnsplasha close up of a monitor screen with a heart beatA major study, published this week in the Journal of the American Heart Association, involved data from 200 countries. It showed that women 55 and older are most in danger. It also found that the highest risk is in Western nations, including the U. S. “One of the most surprising aspects of our findings was how common both breast cancer and atrial fibrillation/flutter diagnoses were among women ages 55 and older in high-income regions, which highlights the influence of lifestyle,” Wang said. “This is the first study combining global data with machine learning to show the relationship between the conditions, their location across the world and the shared risk factors of these two conditions. ”LOOK: Counties with the longest life expectancy in New YorkLOOK: Counties with the longest life expectancy in New YorkStackercompiled a list of counties with above average life expectancy in New York using data from the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. Gallery Credit: StackerLOOK: Counties with the highest cancer rates in New YorkLOOK: Counties with the highest cancer rates in New YorkStackerranked the counties with the highest cancer rates in New York using data from the CDC. Gallery Credit: StackerLOOK: Richest billionaires in New YorkLOOK: Richest billionaires in New YorkStackercompiled a list of richest billionaires in New York using data from Forbes. Gallery Credit: Stacker