Alcohol and Cardiovascular Disease (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Excessive alcohol intake has been associated with an elevated risk of liver disease, heart failure, some cancers, and accidental injury, and is a leading cause of death in industrialized countries, However, research suggests that moderate alcohol intake is associated with some health benefits, among them a decreased risk of cardiovascular disease. An early study of the relationship between alcohol consumption and atherosclerosis was published in 1904. Public awareness of the supposed French paradox in the early 1990s stimulated increased interest in the subject of alcohol and heart disease.