A review of the literature on the positive benefits of light and moderate alcohol consumption
suggests the following: 1.(1) Alcoholic beverages are food, containing approx. 7 calories per …

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 …

The substantial medical risks of heavy alcohol drinking as well as the probable existence of
a less harmful or safe drinking limit have been evident for centuries. Modern epidemiology …

Experimental investigations in non-human primates fed on a high-cholesterol diet con-firm
the epidemiological findings. Monkeys given alcohol developed stenosis in only 8% of their …

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

There is considerable evidence that both nondrinkers (abstainers) and heavy drinkers have
higher rates of cardiovascu-lar disease in general and coronary heart disease in particular …

The impact of alcohol intake on mortality from all causes has been described in a large
number of prospective population studies from many countries. Most have shown a J …

However, unlike most foods, alcohol does not contribute to satiety in a vvay that helps
regulate the further intake of calories (DeCastro and Orozco 1990), and, indeed, alcohol …

A large number of investigations in experimental, clinical, and epidemiological settings have
given support to the idea that consumption of moderate amounts of alcoholic beverages …

This review is focused on recent studies published since 1997 that have contributed toward
our current thinking about the association between alcohol consumption and cardiovascular …