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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Moderate Alcohol Intake and Risk of Functional Decline: The Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Volume 57 Issue 10, Pages 1767 - 1775

To investigate the prospective relationship between alcohol consumption and incident mobility limitation.

Lifestyle-related characteristics mainly accounted for the association between moderate alcohol intake and lower risk of functional decline over time. These findings do not support a direct causal effect of alcohol intake on physical function.


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