Study: Moderate Alcohol Consumption Might Improve Women's Bone Health
July 11/New York/Time -- A new study, published in the journal Menopause and led by Urszula Iwaniec of Oregon State University, sought to examine how alcohol might affect bone turnover in women, who are at especially high risk for fractures late in life. It included 40 healthy postmenopausal women under 65, just at the age at which the risk for osteoporosis and fractures starts to rise.
All of the women were daily or near-daily moderate drinkers, defined in the study as having one-half to two standard drinks per day. Most of the women preferred wine; in America, a standard drink of wine is defined as a 5oz. glass, of which there are about five in a typical bottle.