Alcohol use is related to a wide variety of negative health outcomes including morbidity,
mortality, and disability. Research on alcohol-related morbidity and mortality takes into …

The substantial medical risks of heavy alcohol drinking as well as the probable existence of
a less harmful or safe drinking limit have been evident for centuries. Modern epidemiology …

Alcohol consumption is a risk factor for many chronic diseases and conditions. The average
volume of alcohol consumed, consumption patterns, and quality of the alcoholic beverages …

Background: This study examined the effects of alcohol consumption and DSM‐IV alcohol
dependence on the risk of mortality. Methods: Data from the 1988 National Health Interview …

To evaluate further the relation between alcohol consumption and total mortality, we have
carried out new Cox proportional hazards model analyses of 21,535 deaths through 2002 in …

Alcohol consumption has a major but complex impact on cardiovascular diseases. Both
irregular and chronic heavy drinking occasions detrimentally impact on most major …

The relation of alcohol intake to total mortality is J-shaped. Abstainers have modestly higher
mortality than moderate drinkers but considerably higher mortality than heavy drinkers. The …

The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of an average volume of alcohol
consumption and drinking patterns on all-cause mortality. The sample (n= 5,072) was drawn …

We have provided recent evidence suggesting that a systematic error may be operating in
prospective epidemiological mortality studies that have reported “light” or “moderate” regular …

The relationship between alcohol consumption and health outcomes has a long history and
has generated much research. Heavy drinking is detrimental to health; however, there is …