Moderate Alcohol Consumption Linked to Reduced Cataract Risk

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Moderate Alcohol Consumption Linked to Reduced Cataract Risk

People who drink moderate amounts of alcohol have lower rates of cataract surgery than nondrinkers, researchers say.


The finding, from two databases analyzed by the same research team, doesn’t mean people should start drinking specifically to prevent cataract, said Anthony Khawaja, PhD, associate professor at the University College London (UCL) Institute of Ophthalmology.

But it does add to the overall picture of alcohol’s risks and benefits, he told Medscape Medical News. “It might help inform lifestyle choices.”

Khawaja and his colleagues published the finding in Ophthalmology.

This is true whether researchers look specifically at cataract or at broad measures, such as all-cause mortality. Some recent meta-analyses have concluded either that any or all but a modest amount of alcohol are associated with increased mortality, with benefits for myocardial infarction outweighed by the harms of cancer, diabetes, and other cardiovascular disease.

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