For almost a century, the scientific community is aware of the J-shaped curve between
alcohol consumption and all-cause mortality. Moderate drinkers seem to live longer than …

The International Scientific Forum on Alcohol Research is a volunteer organization of 46
practitioners and scientists. The members of the Forum receive no remuneration for their …

Objective: To determine the influence of six determining variables on the shape of the risk
curve between alcohol and all-cause mortality. Methods: Data: Based on a systematic …

Reviewing 59 studies of the risk curve for alcohol consumption level and all-cause mortality,
a general J-shaped curve is confirmed, particularly in cohorts with experience starting at …

The accepted interpretation of the J‐shaped curve relating alcohol intake to mortality or
coronary heart disease is that the lowest point on the curve (light/moderate drinking) …

Background: Using alcohol intake at one point in time, numerous studies have shown a J-or
U-shaped relation with all-cause mortality. Mortality is lowest among the light to moderate …

The relationship between alcohol consumption and all‐cause mortality is J‐shaped in most
industrialized countries. The J‐shape is the result of the combination of adverse and …

Excessive consumption of alcohol is not only a social problem, but it also significantly
increases the morbidity and mortality rates of many societies. A correlation has been …

Objective: Previous meta-analyses of cohort studies indicate a J-shaped relationship
between alcohol consumption and all-cause mortality, with reduced risk for low-volume …

Background High average daily consumption of alcohol has been associated with elevated
mortality risk, but more moderate consumption, relative to abstinence, has been associated …