Alcohol consumption: can we safely toast to our health?
Alcohol has been reported to be beneficial in reducing the risk and complications of cardiovascular disease (CVD). This benefit must be balanced with the known risks of alcohol. This review examines the evidence that there is a favorable effect on CVD and attempts to evaluate if the positive effects outweigh the potential pernicious sequellae.
Truman Medical Center, USA.
Christopher
C
Griffith
Douglas
D
Bogart
D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002423:Cause of Death; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control; D018450:Disease Progression; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans