Proper nutrition and exercise are beneficial to human health. And bad habits – no. We have known about this since childhood. But the teachings have found confirmation that there can be benefit from harm. Today we will tell you how it is possible.
Smoking – help stomach
It turns out that among all the harm that smoking causes to our body, its positive effect has been found. Studies conducted back in 2006 by scientists at the Harvard University Medical School showed that the risk of ulcerative colitis in smokers is 40% lower compared to people who do not smoke.
Ulcerative colitis – a serious disease that is characterized by an inflammatory process in the lower part of the digestive tract. Immunity-lowering drugs are often used in the treatment of this disease.
Perhaps for this reason, smoking reduces the risk of this disease. Although scientists are not yet able to explain this phenomenon with certainty.
Alcohol – it's all about the quantity
Another common bad habit – is alcohol abuse. It can lead to a number of serious illnesses such as:
- hypertension;
- oncological diseases;
- liver and stomach ulcer;
- pancreatitis;
- heart failure;
- stroke.
There is, however, evidence that alcohol can be beneficial to the body when consumed in moderation. So scientists at different times found a positive effect of moderate consumption of alcoholic beverages on the cardiovascular system.
Between 1987 and 2000, US scientists found that non-drinkers had a 38% higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease than moderate drinkers. On the basis of these studies, doctors began to recommend that non-drinkers consume alcoholic beverages in moderation.
It is important to remember that…
Smoking does more harm than good. Therefore, you should not start smoking just because it will reduce the risk of one disease.
Alcohol is allowed only in moderate doses and only if you do not have diseases that it can exacerbate.
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