A large body of scientific evidence associates the moderate intake of alcohol with reduced
mortality among middle-aged and older people in industrialized societies. This association …

To evaluate further the relation between alcohol consumption and total mortality, we have
carried out new Cox proportional hazards model analyses of 21,535 deaths through 2002 in …

Objective: To evaluate the strength of the evidence provided by epidemiological literature
investigating drinking pattern as effect modifier of alcohol intake on the risk of coronary heart …

A substantially increased risk for heavy drinkers and a slightly reduced risk for lighter
drinkers results in the J-shaped alcohol-mortality curve. Limited data suggest a more …

Background Moderate alcohol consumption is associated with reduced cardiovascular
mortality, but binge drinking is thought to be detrimental. We examined effects of heavy and …

The association between alcohol consumption and cardiovascular risk factors, the
association between alcohol consumption and the incidence of high blood pressure, and the …

Associations between alcohol drinking and cardiovascular disease mortality could be
confounded by diet if alcohol drinking and diet are related. Depending on the alcohol …

This study, conducted in Auckland, New Zealand, over 2 years from March 1986, used a
case-control design to investigate the hypothesis that alcohol acutely increases the risk of …

PURPOSE: To analyze the relationship between an aspect of drinking pattern (ie, drinking
with or without meals) and risk of all-cause and specific-cause mortality. METHODS: The …

Abstract Purpose of Review Previous research suggests that low-moderate alcohol
consumption may have cardioprotective effects, while heavy or binge-pattern drinking is …