Is Modest Alcohol Consumption Better than None at All?
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Moderate alcohol consumption in older adults is associated with better cognition and well-being than abstinence.
BACKGROUND There is evidence of a U-shaped association between alcohol consumption and physical health outcomes in older people, such that moderate drinking is associated with better outcomes than abstinence or heavy drinking, but whether moderate drinking in older people is associated with better cognition and mental health than non-drinking has not been explored. OBJECTIVE To assess the rel...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annual Review of Public Health
سال: 1989
ISSN: 0163-7525,1545-2093
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.pu.10.050189.001223