96. A glass of wine each day might not improve your health
Dr. David Geier is an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist in Charleston, South Carolina and Charlotte, North Carolina. He helps athletes and active people feel and perform their best, regardless of age, injuries and medical history. He has been featured in major media publications and shows over 2,500 times throughout his career.
Most of us have heard that drinking a glass of wine or having a beer each night might be good for our hearts, and our health and longevity. Well, a new study published in the journal PLOS Medicine suggests that might not be the case. German researchers studied over 4,000 adults and found no difference in mortality between abstainers in good health and those who drank moderately. They believe the older studies that suggested people who don’t drink alcohol have a higher risk of death were highly flawed, not accounting for smoking and other health conditions. Regardless of how much alcohol you drink, science is starting to show it might be good to cut your drinking even more.
Through the stories of a dozen athletes whose injuries and recovery advanced the field (including Joan Benoit, Michael Jordan, Brandi Chastain, and Tommy John), Dr. Geier explains how sports medicine makes sports safer for the pros, amateurs, student-athletes, and weekend warriors alike.
