Objective Assumptions about alcohol's health benefits profoundly influence global disease
burden estimates and drinking guidelines. Utilising theory and evidence, we identify and test …

Issues. Alcohol has been implicated in both the popular press and scientific literature as
having a protective effect for at least a dozen conditions including coronary heart disease …

BACKGROUND: In recent years strong epidemiological evidence has arisen associating
significant cardiovascular benefit with light to moderate alcohol consumption. Increased …

Objective: Previous meta-analyses estimate that low-volume alcohol consumption protects
against coronary heart disease (CHD). Potential errors in studies include systematic …

Especially at low and moderate drinking levels, alcohol consumption can be associated with
benefits (eg, protection against coronary heart disease) as well as risks (eg, increased risk of …

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

Public health policy should aim to reduce the harm done by alcohol use, whilst recognizing
its real and perceived benefits. The reduced risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) with the …

In support of the 2005 update of the US Department of Agriculture/US Department of Health
and Human Services Dietary Guidelines, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and …

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 …

Alcohol consumption is widespread and, in excess, a leading cause of morbidity and
mortality worldwide. At the same time, a consistent body of observational evidence has …