In this paper, the negative and the positive effects of alcohol on health are reviewed. It is first
of all established facts that a high alcohol intake implies an increased risk of a large number …

Noah is thus identified both as the first winemaker and the first to suffer embarrassment from
inebriation. It has been evident for millennia that heavy alcohol drinking could cause social …

Ethanol has long been recognized as a toxic agent that has acute and chronic effects on
cerebral and hepatic function. Over the past two decades important influences on the …

The association between alcohol intake and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD)
in epidemiological studies is consistent and shows some protection from CVD at …

The heart and vascular system are susceptible to the harmful effects of alcohol. Alcohol is an
active toxin that undergoes widespread diffusion throughout the body, causing multiple …

Background Several studies have shown U-or J-shaped relations between alcohol
consumption and the risk of stroke. We evaluated the effect of light-to-moderate alcohol …

Disparities in the relationships between alcohol consumption and various cardiovascular
conditions are now evident, with complex interrelationships between conditions. Thus, it is …

Over the past several decades, the prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) has nearly
doubled, and alcohol has played a major role in the incidence of much of it. Alcohol has also …

Background: For the past 20 years numerous epidemiological studies have correlated the
consumption of alcohol and a variety of disease states: overall mortality, arteriosclerotic …

This study examined the association between consumption of alcoholic beverages and all‐
cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in a cohort of men (n= 31,367). In the Cox …