Background Alcohol consumption is a major global risk factor for mortality and morbidity.
Much discussion has revolved around the diverse findings on the complex relationship …

Functional foods and their health benefits beyond individual nutrients present challenges to
the traditional 'nutrition'approach to foods. Epidemiological studies suggest that regular or …

Functional foods can be considered to be those whole, fortified, enriched or enhanced foods
that provide health benefits beyond the provision of essential nutrients (eg, vitamins and …

Background: Despite their powerful biologic activities conducive to protection against
atherosclerosis, cancer and inflammatory diseases demonstrated in vitro, there is …

There is abundant epidemiological and clinical evidence showing that light–moderate
drinking is associated with a reduced risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), total and …

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 …

Coronary heart disease (CHD) has been and remains a major contributor to morbidity and
mortality in developed countries. The most common form of CHD in the western world is …

Alcohol abuse is a serious medical and social problem. Although light to moderate alcohol
consumption is beneficial to cardiovascular health, heavy drinking often results in organ …

Chronic ethanol abuse is associated with liver injury, neurotoxicity, hypertension,
cardiomyopathy, modulation of immune responses and increased risk for cancer, whereas …

Background Drowning deaths constitute a significant proportion of unnatural deaths
globally. In Sweden and other high-income countries, drowning deaths have decreased …