We should not advise patients to start drinking alcohol for its alleged cardiovascular benefits.
The negative effects of alcohol are well established, and the evidence of alcohol's benefits …

The association between light drinking and reduced mortality compared to lifetime
abstinence is robust. Confounders, such as unhealthy diet, social class, and social isolation …

Published health benefits of regular light-to-moderate alcohol consumption include lower
myocardial infarction rates, reduced heart failure rates, reduced risk of ischemic stroke …

In almost all epidemiological studies of alcohol and cardiovascular disease, non-drinking
status is associated with increased risk compared with light or moderate alcohol intake …

There is plenty of evidence in the alcohol literature that chronic excessive use of alcohol
poses a threat to every organ system in the body. At the same time, there is a growing …

The association between alcohol intake and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD)
in epidemiological studies is consistent and shows some protection from CVD at …

Alcohol, in striking contrast to tobacco and illicit drugs, is linked to an extensively
documented J-shaped doseeffect curve, with regular moderate consumption reducing …

Accumulating data indicate that the moderate use of alcoholic beverages by adults may
reduce the risk of myocardial infarction, improve the quality of life of the elderly, relieve …

For centuries, multiple medical risks of heavy alcohol drinking have been evident with
simultaneous awareness of a less harmful or sensible drinking limit. The increased risks of …

Habitual light to moderate alcohol intake (up to 1 drink per day for women and 1 or 2 drinks
per day for men) is associated with decreased risks for total mortality, coronary artery …