Although it is clearly established that the abuse of alcohol is seriously harmful to health,
much epidemiological and clinical evidence seem to underline the protective role of …

We have provided recent evidence suggesting that a systematic error may be operating in
prospective epidemiological mortality studies that have reported “light” or “moderate” regular …

Context Previous studies may have underestimated the contribution of health behaviors to
social inequalities in mortality because health behaviors were assessed only at the baseline …

Background Moderate consumption of alcohol is inversely related with coronary disease, but
its association with mortality is controversial. We performed a meta-analysis of prospective …

Background—There is evidence from recent studies that γ-glutamyltransferase (GGT) is
likely to be associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, few studies to date with …

Numerous studies have used a J-shaped or U-shaped curve to describe the relationship
between alcohol use and total mortality. The nadir of the curves based on recent meta …

The majority of prospective studies on alcohol use and mortality risk indicates that
abstainers are at increased risk of mortality from both all causes and coronary heart disease …

Bone mass is a major determinant of fracture, but there have been few comprehensive
studies of the correlates of bone mineral density (BMD) in older men. The objective of the …

Objective: To examine the association between alcohol use and cognitive decline in a
longitudinal study of a representative elderly community sample free of dementia at …

Abstract Purpose of Review This review aims to discuss the effect of alcohol consumption on
various cardiovascular (CV) diseases and CV mortality. Recent Findings Alcohol intake has …