Moderate alcohol consumption and lower total mortality risk: justified doubts or established facts?

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 both abstainers and heavy drinkers. These epidemiological observations regarding moderate alcohol consumption and beneficial health effects have been incessantly scrutinised for confounding and bias. This viewpoint discusses previous and recent criticisms regarding the J-shaped curve between alcohol consumption and total mortality risk.

Source: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD - May 26, 2019 Category: Nutrition Authors: S. Costanzo, G. de Gaetano, A. Di Castelnuovo, L. Djouss é, A. Poli, D.P. Van Velden Tags: Viewpoint Source Type: research