Multiple news sources reported a study that found those who drank moderate amounts of alcohol and exercised regularly had reduced risk of ischaemic heart disease (IHD).
In this prospective cohort study of 12,000 Danish people who had no pre-existing IHD, the researchers investigated the combined effects of exercise and weekly alcohol consumption on death from heart disease and deaths from any cause, followed up for 20 years.
The authors said this is one of the first to have looked at the combined effects of both alcohol and exercise on the heart. Conclusion: "Leisure-time physical activity and a moderate weekly alcohol intake are both important to lower the risk of fatal IHD and all-cause mortality."
Source: "The combined influence of leisure-time physical activity and weekly alcohol intake on fatal ischaemic heart disease and all-cause mortality" European Heart Journal 2008 29(2):204-212
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