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 …

This paper reviews the epidemiological evidence on the association of alcohol consumption
with the major cardiovascular diseases (hypertension, stroke and coronary heart disease) …

The risks of excessive alcohol intake are well known, and heavy drinkers should decrease
their intake or stop drinking. On the other hand, in comparison with non‐drinkers, moderate …

Background Alcohol consumption has both adverse and beneficial effects on survival. We
examined the balance of these in a large prospective study of mortality among US adults …

BACKGROUND The study objective was to determine the association between reported
alcohol consumption and total mortality, mortality from selected causes, and incident …

Moderate alcohol consumption is associated with a decreased risk of cardiovascular
disease. However, the impact of variation in alcohol intake over time on estimated risk …

The consequences of heavy or irregular alcohol drinking have long been known. Recently,
consistent information has been provided in support of an association between …

Over the last several decades, prospective epidemio-logical studies have consistently
shown that moderate alcohol consumers have a lower risk than abstainers of an initial …

It is well‐known that the intake of large quantities of alcohol is hazardous to the health.
During the last few decades, moderate alcohol consumption has been claimed to have a …

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 …