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Alcohol

The Balancing Act

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Key Points

  • Excessive alcohol consumption contributes to 4 of the 10 leading causes of death in the United States.

  • Alcohol consumption is split, with 33% of the population consuming 95% of the alcoholic beverages and 33% abstaining. The US population median intake is much less than the average (mean) intake.

  • An increase in average alcohol intake could increase the harm to the vulnerable subgroup that seems to be a predictable portion of the population.

  • One alcohol drink per day gives little detectable blood alcohol for 22 of the 24 h in a day, leading to uncertain mechanisms for hypotheses regarding its long-term benefit.

  • In 2000, exposure to alcohol caused 3.2% of deaths and 4% of disability worldwide.

  • The dramatic difference in deaths resulting from ischemic heart disease in France (compared to the United States and England) is much less when combined with deaths from alcohol-associated causes.

  • A causal role for alcohol in decreasing cardiovascular mortality has not been proven.

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