Alcohol and Heart Attacks: What’s the story?
2009-05-04
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Alcohol and Heart Attacks: What’s the story?
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Multiple large studies have found that drinking
roughly one or more drinks per night reduces the risk of
myocardial infarction. That being said, alcohol use is
associated with notable adverse effects, including but not
limited to, psychosocial disability, addiction, excess
dietary calories, motor vehicle accidents, loss of
productive work hours, and increased tendency towards
violence and risky sexual practices. Although safe and
moderate alcohol consumption may minimize these risks, a
physician recommendation to drink alcohol for a “healthy
heart” is likely not warranted at this time.
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Clarke, Michael E. (2009). Alcohol and Heart Attacks: What’s the story?. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/49556.
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