‘Wiser’ are the ‘Winners’
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Volume 3, Issue 1 · pp. 85–6 · 2012 · DOI:
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“Successful aging”, is defined as survival to age 70 years, not having a major chronic disease (such as coronary disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes), and having no major cognitive impairment, physical impairment, or mental health problems. In a study conducted on 13,894 women in the Nurses’ Health Study, investigators prospectively examined alcohol use assessed at Access this article online Quick Response Code: Website: www.jpharmacol.com midlife in relation to “successful aging.” The results indicate that moderate, regular (5 days a week) drinkers (15.1–30 g of alcohol per day, an average of just over 1 to 2½ drinks per day, especially wine) were more likely to exhibit successful aging when compared with nondrinkers.
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Sivagnanam, G. (2012). ‘Wiser’ are the ‘Winners’. Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics, 3(1), 85–6.