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Health benefits from moderate drinking: a critical review

Authors: Sven Andreasson, Tanya Chikritzhs, Frida Dangardt, Harold Holder, Timothy Naimi, Tim Stockwell

Published in: Addiction Science & Clinical Practice | Special Issue 2/2015

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Although alcohol consumption is a leading cause of preventable death and social problems worldwide, many studies have found an association between low-dose consumption and reduced risk of cardiovascular (CVD) disease. Despite important limitations in the underlying research, this idea has been promoted extensively, used to argue against the adoption of effective alcohol policies and led some doctors to advise patients to drink for better health. …

Title: Health benefits from moderate drinking: a critical review
Authors: Sven Andreasson
Tanya Chikritzhs
Frida Dangardt
Harold Holder
Timothy Naimi
Tim Stockwell
Publication date: 01-12-2015
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Addiction Science & Clinical Practice / Issue Special Issue 2/2015
Electronic ISSN: 1940-0640
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1940-0640-10-S2-O2

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