The evidence on alcohol and overall health outcomes other than death is briefly reviewed.
Four studies deal with hospital admissions, three with leaves of absence, one with visits to …

The relation of alcohol intake to total mortality is J-shaped. Abstainers have modestly higher
mortality than moderate drinkers but considerably higher mortality than heavy drinkers. The …

This paper reviews the epidemiological evidence on the association of alcohol consumption
with the major cardiovascular diseases (hypertension, stroke and coronary heart disease) …

▪ Objective: To study the relation between alcohol intake and mortality in a large ambulatory
population with attention to causes of death and differences related to age, sex, race, and …

Background: Although moderate alcohol consumption decreases the risk of myocardial
infarction, its impact on all-cause mortality among apparently healthy men is unclear …

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 …

In this paper, the negative and the positive effects of alcohol on health are reviewed. It is first
of all established facts that a high alcohol intake implies an increased risk of a large number …

Objective: Because past research has focused primarily on populations of middle-aged men,
the relationship between alcohol and mortality among women and the elderly has been less …

Objectives. To assess the impact of socio‐economic status on the relationship between type
of alcohol and all‐cause mortality. Design. A prospective population study. Setting. The …

Background Moderate consumption of alcohol is inversely related with coronary disease, but
its association with mortality is controversial. We performed a meta-analysis of prospective …