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Thursday, April 30, 2009

Long-term wine consumption is related to cardiovascular mortality and life expectancy independently of moderate alcohol intake: the Zutphen Study
J Epidemiol Community Health. Published Online First: 30 April 2009.


Long-term light alcohol intake loweredcardiovascular and all-cause mortality risk and increased life expectancy. Light wine consumption was associated with 5 years longer life expectancy; however, more studies are needed to verify this result.



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