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Alcohol consumption: an overview of benefits and risks.(Review Article)
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Southern Medical Journal
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July 1, 2004| Author:
| COPYRIGHT 2004 Southern Medical Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information
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Abstract: Published health benefits of regular light-to-moderate alcohol consumption include lower myocardial infarction rates, reduced heart failure rates, reduced risk of ischemic stroke, lower risk for dementia, decreased risk of diabetes and reduced risk of osteoporosis. Numerous complimentary biochemical changes have been identified that explain the beneficial effects of moderate alcohol consumption. Heavy alcohol consumption, however, can negatively affect neurologic, cardiac, gastrointestinal, hematologic, immune, psychiatric and musculoskeletal organ systems. Binge ...
<12 g/d, and 0.72 in drinkers consuming 12 to 24 g/d. Increased relative risks of 1.69 and 2.18 for ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic strokes, respectively, were demonstrated for those consuming>
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