Drinking alcohol increases your risk of stroke by 35 per cent

A stroke is when blood circulation to the brain gets disrupted. It’s a fatal condition and your diet, physical activity, smoking and alcohol are the key factors that can impact your risk. The condition is uncommon among people younger than 40 years of age. Stroke is usually triggered by very high levels of high blood pressure levels. Among the risk factors, all can be modified, but there is one that can significantly increase the risk – drinking alcohol!

Even light to moderate alcohol intake can increase blood pressure. If consumed regularly, over time spike it can increase the risk of stroke as per a genetic study published in The Lancet. Scientists from the UK and China followed 500,000 Chinese people for 10 years for the study.

At present, 16 per cent males and per cent of females in the UK suffer a stroke at least once in their lifetime. So, even if 100 non-drinking people start to have two drinks per day, the risk increases by two strokes.
As per the University of Cambridge, every half a bottle of wine consumed in a day increases the stroke risk by 38 per cent.

Alcohol is strongly associated with the stroke risk of a person. As per a recent study, it was found that one to two drinks per day can increase the risk of stroke by 10-15 per cent. And people who drink for servings of alcohol, stroke risk hypes to 35 per cent.

Not just this, alcohol also increases the risk of obesity, liver damage, hypertension, atrial fibrillation and diabetes.
Furthermore, experts found no concrete link between lowered stroke risk even while consuming limited alcohol intake. As per a University of Oxford professor, wine and beer can have protective effects against stroke. The more the person drinks, the higher is the risk of stroke. Experts say there is no safe amount to consume when it comes to lowering the risk of alcohol.