title: [How to have a clear vision when considering all the different recommendations of moderate alcohol consumption?].
abstract: Although use of important amounts of alcohol has clearly been proven to have a negative health impact, large epidemiological studies show that a moderate quantity of alcohol might be beneficial in terms of total mortality, probably through cardiovascular protection. Many countries propose their own official recommandations with regard to moderate or low risk alcohol consumption. In this review, we compare some of these recommandations. Furthermore, risks and benefits of alcohol for the main groups of disease are analysed according to alcohol quantities and drinking patterns. Our final objective is to evaluate the small margin between potentially beneficial use of alcohol versus low risk use, and provide some practical recommandations for the physician advising an individual patient.
authors.affiliation: Service de medecine de premier recours, HUG, 1211 Geneve 14. sephora.pasche@hcuge.ch
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pasche
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Broers
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Favrod-Coune
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects; D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D000431:Ethanol / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
chemical_list: D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants; D000431:Ethanol