This paper summarizes the relationships between alcohol consumption and health from
both the individual and the population perspectives. On the individual level adverse …

Alcoholism and alcohol-associated organ injury is one of the major health problems
worldwide. Alcohol may lead to an alteration in intermediary metabolism and the relation …

This report summarizes and examines the scientific evidence regarding the health effects of
“moderate”(ie, low-dose) alcohol consumption, and discusses the implications of this …

Objective: Knowledge about predictors of alcohol intake in Germany is scarce. The purpose
of this study was to analyze the association of sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics …

Alcohol has been a significant aspect of human culture for millennia, consumed in various
contexts ranging from rituals to daily nutrition. This paper examines the dual nature of …

This paper describes prevalence rates of self-reported experiences of alcohol-related
problems in six Western European countries and examines how self-reported consumption …

The accepted interpretation of the J‐shaped curve relating alcohol intake to mortality or
coronary heart disease is that the lowest point on the curve (light/moderate drinking) …

Evidence is growing that alcohol consumption confers health benefits beyond protection
from ischemic heart disease. We review this evidence with regard to cerebrovascular …

Background: Current alcohol intake has been associated with cardiovascular morbidity and
mortality. The effect of past and lifetime drinking has received less attention. In the present …

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 …