Alkohol inte enbart av ondo - måttligt intag minskar risk för folksjukdomar. Forskningsdata ger folkhälsoarbetet en svår balansgång
Engelsk titel: Alcohol is not all bad - moderate intake reduces risk of common diseases. Research data leads public health work to a difficult balance
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Författare:
Fagrell, Bengt
;
Hultcrantz, Rolf
Email: fag.ben@telia.com
Språk: Swe
Antal referenser: 27
Dokumenttyp:
Översikt
UI-nummer: 12107561
Sammanfattning
Alcohol is used throughout the world and it has long been known that heavy alcohol consumption exerts deleterious effects on the human body with increased risk to most organs, but primarily to the liver, central nervous and cardiovascular systems. In several countries it is also a major social problem, and alcohol is the second leading cause of preventable deaths after smoking in most industrialized countries. However, there is now also substantial evidence that the intake of light to moderate amounts of alcohol is associated with a significant reduction in morbidity and mortality from several cardiovascular conditions, particularly coronary heart disease, but also from other major diseases such as diabetes Type 2, rheumatic disorders, dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. All heavy drinkers should be encouraged to reduce their consumption. Recommendations to individuals on alcohol consumption should be based on the balance of risks and benefits to that particular individual.