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Drinking a light to moderate amount of alcohol could reduce the risk of a stress-related heart attack, according to international researchers who say it's probably still not the best way to manage this risk. Brain activity caused by chronic stress is known to be associated with heart attacks, so the researchers looked at that brain activity, drinking habits and the rate of heart attacks in a group of 50,000 people. They say drinking a light to moderate amount was associated with a lower risk of a heart attack, which could in part be explained by the alcohol helping reduce stress. However, given the numerous health risks alcohol carries, the researchers say we should be looking for other things that have a similar impact on stress to help reduce our heart attack risk.
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