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Monday, July 20, 2009

A healthy dose of scepticism: Four good reasons to think again about protective effects of alcohol on coronary heart disease
Drug and Alcohol Review Volume 28 Issue 4, Pages 441 - 444

Alcohol has been implicated in both the popular press and scientific literature as having a protective effect for at least a dozen conditions including coronary heart disease (CHD). Approach. Epidemiological evidence for an apparent protective effect of alcohol on CHD is now being challenged on a number of fronts. This paper is a synopsis of those various challenges as they currently stand.


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