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Protein-Based Aging Clocks Question Alcohol's Health Benefits
Original: Proteomic Aging Clocks Expose the Tangled Truth Behind Alcohol’s Healthy Drinking Paradox
Researchers are using proteomic aging clocks — tools that estimate biological age from blood proteins — to re-examine the long-standing 'J-curve' idea that moderate drinking is healthier than abstinence. The findings suggest the apparent cardiovascular benefits of light alcohol consumption may be entangled with accelerated biological aging and confounding factors, complicating claims that any level of drinking is good for health.
Why now: New proteomic research challenges the popular belief that moderate drinking is beneficial, prompting debate about long-standing health advice on alcohol.
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- Proteomic Aging Clocks Expose the Tangled Truth Behind Alcohol’s Healthy Drinking Paradox · Bioengineer.org
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