Search resultsFactors influencing the relation between alcohol and mortality - With focus on wine
Title
Factors influencing the relation between alcohol and mortality - With focus on wine
Publication type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2001
Authors
Journal
Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume
250
Issue
4
Pagination
291 - 308
Date published
2001
ISBN
09546820 (ISSN)
Keywords
age, alcohol, alcohol consumption, Alcohol Drinking, alcohol tolerance, beer, beverage, Casualty, cause of death, cerebrovascular accident, clinical trial, Coronary Disease, diet, digestive system cancer, disease association, drinking behavior, epidemiology, France, health hazard, hip fracture, human, Humans, lung cancer, morbidity, mortality, Myocardial Infarction, population research, priority journal, prospective study, review, Risk, risk factor, wine
Abstract
The impact of alcohol intake on mortality has been described in a large number of prospective population studies from many countries. Most have shown a J-shaped relation between alcohol intake and subsequent mortality, indicating that there are both beneficial and harmful effects of ethanol on health. In exploring the French paradox, it has been suggested that wine may have beneficial effects additional to that of ethanol. Recently, several prospective population studies have supported this idea. However, it is also likely that the apparent additional beneficial effect of wine on health is confounding.