Drinking alcohol is the third leading cause of cancer, coming in closely after cigarettes. In fact, all alcoholic drinks are associated with an increased risk of cancer. To put it simply the more alcohol you drink the higher your risk of cancer.

But the good news is that you can easily lower your risk of cancer by cutting down on the amount of alcohol you drink. And, better still, you can lower your risk even more by embracing the alcohol-free lifestyle and enjoying a range of alcohol-free drinks.

How Does Reducing Your Alcohol Intake Reduce Your Risk of Cancer?

When you drink alcohol your body processes this into a chemical called acetaldehyde. This chemical both damages your DNA and prevents it from repairing itself. In turn, this causes problems because when your DNA is damaged it can no longer control the normal function and growth of cells. This means there is more chance for a cell to begin to grow into a tumour which could end up being cancerous.

By reducing your intake of alcohol you stop acetaldehyde from entering your body and therefore you are lowering the chance of your DNA being damaged and unable to repair itself. All in all, lowering your risk of getting cancer.

In fact, the news gets better too. Research has found that by cutting alcohol out for a long period of time your body can reverse the effects of cancer. For example, when studying laryngeal and pharyngeal cancers, Swedish researchers found that after five years of full abstinence, the risk for those cancers fell by around 15% per cent. It took significantly longer for that risk to equal the risk of non-drinkers, but this does also vary a bit depending on each specific cancer.

But the takeaway note from this is that cutting out alcohol does reduce your risk of cancer, and avoiding drinking alcohol keeps your risk much lower.

Do Alcohol-Free Drinks Reduce Your Risk of Cancer?

Alcohol-free drinks are not only delicious but can help reduce your risk of cancer in a number of ways.

1. They Contain Useful Nutrients

Many alcohol-free spirits and drinks are chock full of useful nutrients and antioxidants. Antioxidants play a huge role in lowering your risk of cancer. That is because antioxidants track down and neutralise free radicals (which damage your body’s cells). This helps keep your cells healthy and less susceptible to becoming cancerous.

Alcohol-free spirits and other non-alcoholic drinks also often contain anti-inflammatory nutrients. Low-grade and chronic inflammation in bodies can increase your risk of cancer in a number of different ways. So anything reducing that inflammation is going to help keep your body and cells healthy and lower your risk of cancer.

2. They Encourage People To Drink Less Alcohol

The existence of alcohol-free replacements can help to encourage people to drink less alcohol. Many alcohol-free drinks nowadays taste very similar to the alcoholic variant which means that switching to the non-alcoholic variant is much more doable. Drinks like alcohol-free beer have been embraced by many people and are often chosen over alcohol when at a bar.

The fact is, that with such subtle and nuanced alcohol-free drinks now available, there is much more of a choice to drink alcohol or not. Even without alcohol, you can enjoy a sophisticated and adult drink. And an increasing number of people are taking this option, thereby decreasing their risk of cancer.

3. Lower Risk of Obesity and Diabetes

Both diabetes and obesity increase your risk of cancer. However, a lot of alcohol-free drinks are low in sugar and low in calories - far lower than their alcoholic counterparts. This means that drinking alcohol-free drinks is less likely to lead to diabetes or obesity, thereby reducing the risk of cancer.

Explore The World of Alcohol-Free Drinks With JOMO

If you are looking to reduce your risk of cancer and cut out alcohol, then why not treat yourself to a JOMO alcohol-free subscription box? The JOMO subscription will help you dive into the world of alcohol-free drinks.

Each JOMO box contains a mindfully curated selection of:

• A full-sized alcohol-free spirit

• Mixers to pair with the above spirit

• Garnishes

• Alcohol-free cocktail recipes

• A range of ready-to-drink alcohol-free beverages

• Tasty snacks

• A glossy magazine with everything you need to know about your new alcohol-free goodies.

Every item is selected carefully using our in-depth knowledge of the products available on the alcohol-free market so that you receive only the best of the best!