The effect of average volume of alcohol on coronary heart disease (CHD) is J-shaped in
established market economies. Light to moderate drinkers have less risk than abstainers …

The effect of average volume of alcohol on coronary heart disease (CHD) is J-shaped in
established market economies. Light to moderate drinkers have less risk than abstainers …

Objective: To evaluate the strength of the evidence provided by epidemiological literature
investigating drinking pattern as effect modifier of alcohol intake on the risk of coronary heart …

Background The effects of wine and other alcoholic beverages on coronary heart disease
(CHD) have seldom been studied in several countries using a common methodology …

Numerous epidemiological studies, numbering nearly 100, have documented an inverse
association between alcohol consumption and vascular risk. The preponderance of …

Moderate alcohol consumption protects against coronary heart disease, but there is ongoing
debate about whether the effects and the underlying mechanisms differ by type of alcoholic …

Although heavier drinkers are at increased risk for some heart diseases, moderate drinkers
are at lower risk for the most common form of heart disease, coronary artery disease (CAD) …

Alcohol has a hormetic physiological behavior that results in either increased or decreased
cardiovascular risk depending on the amount consumed, drinking frequency, pattern of …

Excessive consumption of alcohol is not only a social problem, but it also significantly
increases the morbidity and mortality rates of many societies. A correlation has been …

Moderate alcohol consumption has been associated with lower coronary artery disease
(CAD) risk. However, data on the CAD risk associated with high alcohol consumption are …