BACKGROUND: We examined the association between alcohol consumption and all-cause
mortality in Japanese men and women. METHODS: From June through August 1990, a total …

Background: Lower mortality has been reported in light-to-moderate alcohol drinkers. We
examined the association between the amount and frequency of alcohol consumption and …

Background: We examined the associations of alcohol consumption and liver holidays with
all-cause mortality and with mortality due to cancer, heart disease, cerebrovascular disease …

Objectives Using common alcohol consumption categories, to conduct a pooled analysis of
six ongoing large-scale cohort studies in Japan in order to produce concrete estimates of the …

To evaluate the hypothesis that, in terms of all-cause death, drinking alcohol 1–4 days per
week is less harmful than daily (5–7 days/week) drinking of the same quantity of alcohol, a …

Background Regular alcohol drinking contributes both favourably and adversely to health in
the Western populations, but its effects on overall and cause-specific mortality in China are …

PURPOSE: We conducted a prospective cohort study to examine the association between
alcohol intake and the risk of all-cause mortality among middle-aged and elderly Japanese …

To examine the association between alcohol consumption and mortality in Japan, where
mortality and lifestyle differ substantially from Western countries, a population-based …

The risk of suicide is well known to be increased among heavy alcohol drinkers. However,
whether the risk is increased or decreased among light drinkers is still under debate. We …

The purpose of this analysis was to investigate the effects of alcohol intake and body weight
on mortality from all causes, cancer, and cerebrovascular and coronary heart disease. A …