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International Journal of Epidemiology 2001;30:738-739
© International Epidemiological Association 2001

Special theme: Alcohol: Reiteration

Commentary: Alcohol and coronary heart disease—laying the foundation for future work

E Rimm

Harvard School of Public Health, 181 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA. E-mail: eric.rimm@channing.harvard.edu

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In the epidemiology of modifiable risk factors for chronic disease, evidence is first gathered from relatively simple cross-cultural studies and then from more rigorous and time-consuming studies of observational and experimental design. With a sufficient body of evidence, a general consensus about the strength of the association can be established and reviews, book chapters and meta-analyses soon follow. For the association between alcohol and coronary heart disease (CHD), the evidence as far back as the late 1970s suggested an inverse association between moderate alcohol consumption and lower risk . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Does heavy alcohol consumption increase CHD risk?

Does moderate alcohol consumption protect against CHD?

How might alcohol protect against CHD?

What recommendations should be made?


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