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 …

Dr Stockwell [1] questioned the evidence base for a beneficial effect of average alcohol
consumption on heart disease that we reported in our meta-analysis of (as we arguably …

An inverse association between moderate alcohol intake and cardiovascular risk, in
particular coronary disease and ischemic stroke, has been shown in many epidemiologic …

Page 1 Alcohol and the heart in perspective SENSIBLE LIMITS REAFFIRMED PLET WISDOM
ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS ROYAL COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS ROYAL …

The purpose of the Moderate Alcohol and Cardiovascular Health Trial (MACH15) was “to
assess the cardiometabolic effects of one alcoholic drink daily over an average of six years …

Alcohol consumption has a major but complex impact on cardiovascular diseases. Both
irregular and chronic heavy drinking occasions detrimentally impact on most major …

There has been an impressive accumulation of consistent mechanistic and observational
evidence that largely supports an association between light to moderate alcohol …

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 …

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