Alcohol ‘cuts asthma risk’
But heavy drinking makes the condition more likely, the Danish study found.
Scientists compared alcohol intake with asthma risk over eight years in more than 19,000 twins aged 12 and 41. All participants completed questionnaires at the start and end of the study. Fewer than 4% of those who drank one to six units of alcohol per week developed asthma. In comparison, more than 6% of people who rarely or never drank alcohol began suffering symptoms. Around 4.5% of heavy drinkers who consumed four or more units of alcohol per day became asthmatic.
