title: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism report on moderate drinking.
abstract: In support of the 2005 update of the U.S. Department of Agriculture/U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Dietary Guidelines, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism was asked to assess the strength of the evidence related to health risks and potential benefits of moderate alcohol consumption, with particular focus on the areas of cardiovascular disease, breast cancer, obesity, birth defects, breastfeeding, and aging. The findings were reviewed by external researchers with extensive research backgrounds on the consequences and benefits of alcohol consumption. This report now serves as the National Institutes of Health's formal position paper on the health risks and potential benefits of moderate alcohol use.
authors.affiliation: Strategic Research Planning Branch , Division of Metabolism & Health Effects, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-9304, USA. Lg72x@nih.gov
authors.forename: Lorraine
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gunzerath
authors.forename: Vivian
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Faden
authors.forename: Samir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zakhari
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Warren
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D012307:Risk Factors; D013695:Temperance / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology