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irishexaminer.com Were James Bond's martinis "shaken, not stirred" because of alcoholic tremors? That's the dire conclusion reached by British researchers in a tongue-in-cheek "study" published online Friday in the venerable British Medical Journal (BMJ). Three British medical experts tracked every single drink consumed by 007 in the Ian Fleming novels, and estimated his weekly alcohol intake at "over four times the advisable maximum alcohol consumption for an adult male." bgr.com That would render the average person unable to hold a martini glass without shaking, much less shoot a gun. In Fleming’s original Bond novels, the fictional spy averaged 92 units of alcohol a week - and on one momentous day downed 49.8 servings of booze. Pinterest Out of 87.5 days in which he was able to drink, 007 went without his beloved martinis on only 12.5 of them. "We were struck, while reading the original James Bond books, that his alcohol consumption seemed rather high and wondered whether he would realistically have the capacity to perform (in all aspects of his life) at his high level of alcohol intake," the researchers write. bmj.com Indeed, anyone who downs as much liquor as 007 would not have the suave spy's prowess in the bedroom, the study notes. The researchers also took issue with Bond's preferred drink. Daily Mirror "Ideally vodka martinis should be stirred, not shaken," they write, adding that it may have been "more socially acceptable" for Bond to ask for a shaken drink in order to hide his tremors. Study authors calculated Bond’s drink intake based on the number of days for which action was described in the books, and estimated the actual amount of alcohol in each drink based on previous research into how much people usually pour. express.co.uk Of Fleming's 14 original Bond books, two were excluded from the study - "The Spy Who Loved Me" because Bond appears only briefly, and "Octopussy and the Living Daylights" for being a series of short stories instead of one cohesive tale. Author Fleming - who also enjoyed smoking and drinking and died at age 56 of a myocardial infarction - may be a cautionary tale for his famous character, the researchers note. Daily Mirror Bond in the books exhibits some of the behavioral signs of alcohol dependence, such as growing testy when his boss questions his drinking, and relying on an "eye opener" when he wakes up in the morning. "Although we appreciate the societal pressures to consume alcohol when working with international terrorists and high stakes gamblers, we would advise Bond be referred for further assessment of his alcohol intake and reduce his intake to safe levels," the study concludes. usatoday.com Credits: nydailynews.com