A healthy combo

Drinking is healthy, exercise is healthy and doing both is even healthier Danish researchers reported today.

Several major studies have found that light to moderate drinking -- up to two drinks a day on a regular basis -- is associated with a lower risk of heart disease, and some have also found this leads to a lower risk of some cancers.

But the Danish study, one of the largest of its kind to examine the combined effect of drinking and exercise, found there were additional protective effects gained from doing both.

People who not drink or exercise has 30-49 % higher risk of heart disease than those who do both activities. 30-31% higher risk of heart disease has the non-drinker compared to the moderate drinkers no mater level of exercise. Teetotallers who exercise at least moderately is able to reduce their risk of heart disease where as the persons at highest risk is physical inactive and heavy drinkers.

So here's to moderate drinking and exercise!