Background. The objective of this study is to weigh the risks of moderate alcohol
consumption against its benefits and, as a result, to derive tolerable upper alcohol intake …

Abstract Background and Aims Low‐risk alcohol drinking guidelines require a scientific
basis that extends beyond individual or group judgements of risk. Life‐time mortality risks …

AIMS: The aim of this consensus paper is to review the available evidence on the
association between moderate alcohol use, health and disease and to provide a working …

The benefits of moderate amounts of alcohol for a better health and longer life expectancy
compared with abstinence have been suggested by the findings of numerous studies …

Background Low-risk limits recommended for alcohol consumption vary substantially across
different national guidelines. To define thresholds associated with lowest risk for all-cause …

BACKGROUND: Alcohol use causes high burden of disease and injury globally. Switzerland
has a high consumption of alcohol, almost twice the global average. Alcohol-attributable …

For almost a century, the scientific community is aware of the J-shaped curve between
alcohol consumption and all-cause mortality. Moderate drinkers seem to live longer than …

Aims To describe three aspects of the epidemiology of alcohol‐attributable deaths in
Europe, dose, demography and place, and to illustrate how such knowledge can better be …

BACKGROUND: The patterns of total alcohol, beer and wine consumption were evaluated in
the German National Health Surveys. The impact of these habits on cardiovascular and all …

Background Evidence suggests that people who abstain from alcohol have a higher
mortality rate than those who drink low to moderate amounts. However, little is known about …