A prospective assessment of moderate alcohol intake and major chronic diseases

Graham A. Colditz

doi:10.1016/1047-2797(90)90007-F

A prospective assessment of moderate alcohol intake and major chronic diseases

Graham A. Colditz

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

21 Scopus citations

Abstract

In this paper the relation between alcohol intake assessed on the 1980 Nurses' Health Study questionnaire and subsequent risk of major chronic diseases in this cohort of middle-aged is reviewed. An increased risk of breast cancer among women consuming as little as 3 to 9 drinks per week is consistent with findings in other prospective studies. This same level of intake is inversely related to coronary heart disease and ischemic stroke; however, the risk of hemorrhagic stroke is increased. Alcohol intake is also inversely related to a risk of gall stones and noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in this cohort.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	167-177
Number of pages	11
Journal	Annals of Epidemiology
Volume	1
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/1047-2797(90)90007-F
State	Published - Dec 1990
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Alcohol
chronic disease

Access to Document

10.1016/1047-2797(90)90007-F

Link to publication in Scopus

Fingerprint Dive into the research topics of 'A prospective assessment of moderate alcohol intake and major chronic diseases'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this

@article{5e65c14cd1784dabafec83e68950d964,

title = "A prospective assessment of moderate alcohol intake and major chronic diseases",

abstract = "In this paper the relation between alcohol intake assessed on the 1980 Nurses' Health Study questionnaire and subsequent risk of major chronic diseases in this cohort of middle-aged is reviewed. An increased risk of breast cancer among women consuming as little as 3 to 9 drinks per week is consistent with findings in other prospective studies. This same level of intake is inversely related to coronary heart disease and ischemic stroke; however, the risk of hemorrhagic stroke is increased. Alcohol intake is also inversely related to a risk of gall stones and noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in this cohort.",

keywords = "Alcohol, chronic disease",

author = "Colditz, {Graham A.}",

year = "1990",

month = dec,

doi = "10.1016/1047-2797(90)90007-F",

language = "English",

volume = "1",

pages = "167--177",

journal = "Annals of Epidemiology",

issn = "1047-2797",

number = "2",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - A prospective assessment of moderate alcohol intake and major chronic diseases

AU - Colditz, Graham A.

PY - 1990/12

Y1 - 1990/12

N2 - In this paper the relation between alcohol intake assessed on the 1980 Nurses' Health Study questionnaire and subsequent risk of major chronic diseases in this cohort of middle-aged is reviewed. An increased risk of breast cancer among women consuming as little as 3 to 9 drinks per week is consistent with findings in other prospective studies. This same level of intake is inversely related to coronary heart disease and ischemic stroke; however, the risk of hemorrhagic stroke is increased. Alcohol intake is also inversely related to a risk of gall stones and noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in this cohort.

AB - In this paper the relation between alcohol intake assessed on the 1980 Nurses' Health Study questionnaire and subsequent risk of major chronic diseases in this cohort of middle-aged is reviewed. An increased risk of breast cancer among women consuming as little as 3 to 9 drinks per week is consistent with findings in other prospective studies. This same level of intake is inversely related to coronary heart disease and ischemic stroke; however, the risk of hemorrhagic stroke is increased. Alcohol intake is also inversely related to a risk of gall stones and noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in this cohort.

KW - Alcohol

KW - chronic disease

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0025657745&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/1047-2797(90)90007-F

DO - 10.1016/1047-2797(90)90007-F

M3 - Article

C2 - 1669497

AN - SCOPUS:0025657745

VL - 1

SP - 167

EP - 177

JO - Annals of Epidemiology

JF - Annals of Epidemiology

SN - 1047-2797

IS - 2

ER -