![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/full-list-of-60-diseases-linked-to-drinking-alcohol/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/0_Man-pouring-red-wine-into-glass.jpg&description=Researchers analysed data from half a million men living in China and found that alcohol increases the risk of 61 diseases, including many non-fatal conditions not previously linked to booze consumption Drinking any amount of alcohol can put you at risk of developing 60 diseases, including many that were not previously connected to boozing, a recent study has found. Alcohol consumption accounted for about three million deaths worldwide in 2016 and as part of a major study in China, researchers have now analysed the risk involved with drinking booze. The harmful effects of heavy drinking for certain diseases including liver cirrhosis, stroke and several types of cancer are well known, but few studies have assessed the impact of alcohol on an extensive range of diseases. Oxford Population Health and Peking University published a new study last month focused on the long-term effects of consuming alcohol. Assessing information from China's Biobank systems, researchers found that "among men, alcohol intake was positively associated with 61 diseases, including 33 not defined by the World Health Organization as alcohol-related." Gout, cataract, certain fractures, and gastric ulcers are among the new diseases that are now being linked to regular alcohol consumption (at least one drink a week). The study, published in the journal Nature Medicine, found that men who drank alcohol regularly had a significantly higher risk of developing any disease and experienced more frequent hospitalisations compared to men who had only drunk alcohol occasionally. Some drinking patterns such as drinking daily or "binge" episodes particularly increased the risks of certain diseases, particularly liver cirrhosis, scientists found. Study author Pek Kei Im said: "Alcohol consumption is adversely related to a much wider range of diseases than has previously been established, and our findings show these associations are likely to be causal." Professor Liming Li, a senior author and CKB co-PI from){kind=link}
Researchers analysed data from half a million men living in China and found that alcohol increases the risk of 61 diseases, including many non-fatal conditions not previously linked to booze consumption
Drinking any amount of alcohol can put you at risk of developing 60 diseases, including many that were not previously connected to boozing, a recent study has found.
Alcohol consumption accounted for about three million deaths worldwide in 2016 and as part of a major study in China, researchers have now analysed the risk involved with drinking booze.
The harmful effects of heavy drinking for certain diseases including liver cirrhosis, stroke and several types of cancer are well known, but few studies have assessed the impact of alcohol on an extensive range of diseases.
Oxford Population Health and Peking University published a new study last month focused on the long-term effects of consuming alcohol.