Background Alcohol consumption is a leading contributor to death and disability worldwide,
but previous research has not examined the effects of different patterns of alcohol …

Background & aims Uncertainty still exists on the impact of low to moderate consumption of
different drink types on population health. We therefore investigated the associations of …

Background Studies evaluating alcohol consumption and cardiovascular diseases have
shown inconsistent results. Methods We performed a systematic review of peer-reviewed …

Background Studies regarding whether light to moderate alcohol consumption is associated
with a lower risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) have generated mixed results. Further …

Background & aims To investigate potential biases that exist in available epidemiological
evidence resulting in negative associations or underestimation of cardiovascular (CV) risk …

Objective To conduct a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis of studies
assessing the effect of alcohol consumption on multiple cardiovascular outcomes. Design …

Importance A previous meta-analysis of the association between alcohol use and all-cause
mortality found no statistically significant reductions in mortality risk at low levels of …

Background Light-to-moderate alcohol consumption has been reported to be cardio-
protective among apparently healthy individuals; however, it is unclear whether this …

Background Observational studies show beneficial effects of moderate alcohol drinking on
all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality, while binge drinking has been linked …

Most epidemiological research on alcohol as a risk factor is based on the assumption that
outcomes are linked to pattern and level of alcohol exposure, where different beverages are …