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Moderate drinking linked to lower risk of some heart conditions

22-Mar-2017

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Study of nearly 2 million adults who were free from CVD at baseline.

Non-drinkers were separated from former and occasional drinkers.

Moderate drinking associated with a lower risk of angina, heart failure and ischaemic stroke.

Moderate drinking defined as no more than 14 units (112 grams) of alcohol a week.

Observational study, so no firm conclusions can be drawn about cause and effect

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