- Quitting alcohol for January can improve sleep pattern, says new study
- May also lower cholesterol, aid weight loss and help liver to recover
- Research was carried out on 13 'moderate' drinkers over five-week period
Swearing off the booze after the excesses of the festive season has become almost as much of a tradition as taking down the Christmas decorations.
But, surprisingly, no medical study has ever been conducted into whether a dry January – or ‘Janopause’ – has health benefits for moderate drinkers... until now.
New research has shown that quitting alcohol for a month can lower cholesterol, help you lose weight and improve sleep patterns and alertness – as well as giving the liver a chance to recover.
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‘If someone had a health product that did all that in one month, they would be raking it in,’ liver health consultant Kevin Moore said.
On average, volunteers who abstained from drinking for just over five weeks shed 3.3lb and cut cholesterol levels by five per cent and blood glucose levels by almost a quarter – indicating their fitness had improved significantly.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2533807/Janopause-really-DOES-work-giving-alcohol-month-makes-thinner-fitter-helps-sleep.html#ixzz2pWjqnxTI
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