Osteoporosis

Drinking a moderate amount of wine/alcoholic beverages as part of a healthy lifestyle may benefit women’s bone health, lowering their risk of developing osteoporosis. Bones are in a constant state of remodelling with old bone being removed and replaced with new bone tissue.

Several studies have shown that moderate drinkers have a higher bone density than non-drinkers or heavy drinkers, but these studies have provided no explanation for the differences in bone density. Researchers reported that the consumption of wine/alcoholic beverages may raise oestrogen synthesis or may behave similarly to oestrogen by reducing bone turnover, but exactly how wine/alcoholic beverages can reduce the risk of osteoporosis has not yet been clearly established.

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