ContextStudies have found that individuals who consume 1 alcoholic drink every 1 to 2 days
have a lower risk of a first acute myocardial infarction (AMI) than abstainers or heavy …

The association between light drinking and reduced mortality compared to lifetime
abstinence is robust. Confounders, such as unhealthy diet, social class, and social isolation …

Background Few studies have examined whether changes in alcohol consumption influence
future cardiovascular risk. Objective To examine whether 7-year changes in alcohol …

Summary While the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council guideline
document of 2009 on reducing health risks from drinking alcohol provided sensible advice …

Importance People with low socioeconomic status (SES) experience greater burden from
alcohol-attributable health conditions and mortality at equal levels of alcohol consumption …

The occurrence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) events remains the number one cause of
death worldwide. 1, 2 Therefore, the definition of potentially modifiable targets to reduce the …

Importance Observational studies have consistently proposed cardiovascular benefits
associated with light alcohol consumption, while recent genetic analyses (ie, mendelian …

Abstract Purpose of Review Previous research suggests that low-moderate alcohol
consumption may have cardioprotective effects, while heavy or binge-pattern drinking is …

Background In addition to its established harmful effects on the liver and other organs, heavy
alcohol use confers deleterious effects on the cardiovascular (CV) system, as well. However …

Alcohol has been the subject of much debate throughout the ages, and it continues to
stimulate much of the same. The effects of alcohol are not all to one side of the medical …