… Using the 2003 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, a population-… chronic disease
risk factors between 123,359 abstainers and 126,674 moderate drinkers, defined as intake of …

… Alcohol consumption is a risk factor for many chronic … of alcohol consumption and high-risk
drinking patterns and the … and treatment of various chronic diseases and conditions. It also …

… at least one of the six chronic diseases before dying. This study provides a novel approach
using competing risk methods to examine the incidence of chronic diseases relative to the life …

… In addition to being a risk factor, the consumption of alcohol has been suggested to affect
the course of breast cancer. Researchers found a modest but significant association between …

… The four risk factors we consider from the 2001 NHIS are smoking, physical inactivity,
risky alcohol consumption, and being overweight (defined by body mass index [BMI]≥25). …

… on alcohol consumption and its association with chronic disease, … Alcohol is an addictive
substance consumed worldwide, … Recommendations on alcohol consumption are controversial. …

… Alcohol use is a major risk factor for burden of disease and injury [1, 2]. Alcohol use
disorders (AUDs), defined as alcohol dependence and harmful use of alcohol (cf. International …

… existing data on alcohol use and chronic disease to summarize … -term trials of alcohol
consumption that bear on the feasibility … drinking is a risk factor for atrial fibrillation, but …

… vegetables to the risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease. To … intake and behavioral risk
factors for chronic diseases, we analyzed data from a population-based behavioral risk factor …

… Alcohol consumption is a risk factor for many chronic … this level of consumption on chronic
disease mortality is unclear. … population alcohol consumption levels on chronic disease …