Rheumatoid Arthritis : Yes To Alcohol, Not Smoking

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wo Scandinavian studies reach the same conclusion: moderate consumption of alcohol may reduce the risk of suffering from rheumatoid arthritis and smoking would have the opposite effect.

Some Swedish researchers analyzed data from two clinical trials conducted in Sweden and Denmark. A total of 1 648 people with rheumatoid arthritis and 1 404 subjects who did not suffer responded to a questionnaire about their lifestyle and provided a blood sample.

According to the results, subjects who consumed the equivalent of five glasses of wine or more per week ran from 40% to 50% less likely to be suffering from rheumatoid arthritis compared to the subjects who drank less alcohol.

This protective effect was more pronounced among smokers, smoking is a risk factor for the rheumatoid arthritis disease. Indeed, a link between smoking and rheumatoid arthritis, among those who consumed little or no alcohol, was observed in both studies.

Quitting smoking is the best way to reduce the rheumatoid arthritis risk of suffering from this rheumatoid arthritis disease, say the authors of the study.

If they believe that moderate drinkers should not reduce their consumption of alcohol, the researchers remind that excessive consumption has adverse effects on health.

Rheumatoid arthritis can appear at any age, but the first symptoms usually occur between 40 and 60 years of age.



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