Heavy Drinking Can Result in a Higher Health Insurance Rate

People who want to live longer and pay a reasonable health insurance rate may want to make sure they drink only in moderation.

This is because of a recent study which found that people who are steady drinkers are more likely to be diagnosed with several different forms of cancer.

According to a report from Reuters Health, a study involving about 3,600 Canadian men found that those average at least one drink per day were at higher risk for cancers of the esophagus, stomach, colon, liver, prostate and even lungs.

Reuters Health noted that the study applied to beer and alcohol, but not wine. The cancer risk was also said to be connected to one's lifetime rate of alcohol consumption. The report provided one example where those who drank one to six times each week faced an 83 percent risk of esophageal cancer.

From a medical treatment perspective, cancer is as expensive as it is dangerous. With that in mind, keeping a moderate health insurance rate begins with some simple preventive measures.