For centuries, multiple medical risks of heavy alcohol drinking have been evident with
simultaneous awareness of a less harmful or sensible drinking limit. The increased risks of …

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 …

The individual amount of alcohol consumed acutely or chronically decides on harm or
benefit to a person's health. Available data suggest that one to two drinks in men and one …

Any advice about the consumption of alcohol must take into account not only the complex
relation between alcohol and cardiovascular disease but also the well-known association of …

International comparison data suggest that wine may be more protective against coronary
artery disease than beer or liquor. There are potentially protective antioxidants in wine …

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 …

Epidemiologic studies in the past two decades have firmly established a relationship
between regular, heavier alcohol consumption and hypertension. This association has been …

Disparities in associations of alcohol consumption to various cardiovascular conditions lead
to separate consideration of several. These include (1) Alcoholic cardiomyopathy from …

The data on two questions are reviewed: does heavy alcohol intake increase the risk of
coronary heart disease (CHD)? And, is moderate intake protective? Identified alcoholics and …

Background: Compared to abstention, moderate drinking has been linked to better health,
and heavy and hazardous drinking to increased morbidity and mortality. Many studies have …