Background A large body of research suggests that light or moderate alcohol consumption is
associated with reduced all-cause mortality. However, concerns remain that the observed …

Over the last several decades, prospective epidemio-logical studies have consistently
shown that moderate alcohol consumers have a lower risk than abstainers of an initial …

Individual associations of alcohol consumption and physical activity with cardiovascular
disease are relatively established, but the joint associations are not clear. Therefore, the aim …

Numerous studies have shown that people who drink small amounts of alcohol experience
lower rates of ischaemic heart disease than those who do not drink alcohol.'These studies …

ABUSE OF ALCOHOL AND OTHER SUBSTANCES CON-tinues to be one of the most
serious public health problems in the United States. The use of alcohol and illicit drugs …

For more than 75 years, pathologists have recognized that alcohol consumption has a
surprising link to atherosclerosis (1). In those early studies, postmortem examinations of …

Alcohol has been consumed by most societies over the last 7000years. Abraham Lincoln
said “It has long been recognized that the problems with alcohol relate not to the use of a …

The consequences of heavy or irregular alcohol drinking have long been known. Recently,
consistent information has been provided in support of an association between …

Although it is well established that cigarette smoking causes excess mortality, the extent of
the increased risk has been challenged because self-selection biases and confounding …

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 …