Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
Lead: Association Between Daily Alcohol Intake and Risk of All-Cause Mortality
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Association Between Daily Alcohol Intake and Risk of All-Cause Mortality
JAMA Network Open
This updated systematic review and meta-analysis investigated the association between alcohol use and all-cause mortality. Among occasional (>0 to <1.3 g of ethanol/day) or low-volume drinkers (1.3-24.0 g of ethanol/day) there was no significantly reduced risk of all-cause mortality compared with lifetime nondrinkers. There was an increased risk of all-cause mortality for drinkers who drank 25 grams or more and a significantly increased risk when drinking 45 grams or more daily. Additionally, a larger risk of all-cause mortality was found for women compared to men when drinking 25 grams or more per day.
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