Selection biases may lead to systematic overestimate of protective effects from
'moderate'alcohol consumption. Overall, most sources of selection bias favor low‐volume …

Studies of the developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD) often rely on
prospective observational data, from which associations between developmental exposures …

The goal of much observational research is to identify risk factors that have a causal effect
on health and social outcomes. However, observational data are subject to biases from …

Has the leaning tower of presumed health benefits from 'moderate' alcohol use finally
collapsed? - Abstract - Europe PMC Sign in | Create an account https://orcid.org Europe PMC …

Background Understanding the long-term health effects of low to moderate alcohol
consumption is important for establishing thresholds for minimising the lifetime risk of harm …

Background Two ecological cross-sectional studies which relied on national survey data
(US and Australia) have shown that starting drinking at a younger age increases the …

Background and aims Studies that report the relationship between alcohol consumption and
disease risk have predominantly operationalized drinking according to a single baseline …

Background Different analytical approaches can influence the associations estimated in
observational studies. We assessed the variability of effect estimates reported within and …

Aim. To examine the association between age at first alcohol use and risk of heavy alcohol
use among the adult US general drinking population. Methods. This population‐based study …

Methods The MR approach relies on the random assignment of genetic variants (genotypes)
at meiosis to randomly allocate participants to exposures (eg, alcohol consumption) known …