Mortality and Morbidity

Even in low and moderate amounts, drinking alcohol increases the risk of chronic diseases, such as various cancers, and coronary heart disease, illnesses, injuries and disabilities, and causes harms that extend beyond the drinker to include family, friends and the larger community. Estimates of alcohol-related morbidity and mortality rates also consider quantity and frequency of consumption to determine how drinking affects a person’s health. 

  1. Preventing Alcohol-Related Cancer: What If Everyone Drank Within the Guidelines?
    Young SW, Candido E, Klein-Geltink J, Giesbrecht N. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 109(1), 70-78.
    Date: 2018
  2. Impact of Level and Patterns of Alcohol Drinking on Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke Burden in Argentina
    Bardach AE, Caporale JE, Rubinstein AL, Danaei G. PloS One. 12(3), e0173704.
    Date: 2017
  3. Moderate Alcohol Consumption is Associated with Lower Chronic Disease Burden Expressed in Disability-Adjusted Life Years: A Prospective Cohort Study
    Beulens JWJ, Fransen HP, Struijk EA, Boer JMA, de Wit GA, Onland-Moret NC, May AM. European Journal of Epidemiology. 32(4), 317-326.
    Date: 2017
  4. Alcohol Consumption and Prostate Cancer Incidence and Progression: A Mendelian Randomization Study
    Brunner C, Davies NM, Martin RM, Eeles R, Easton D, Kote-Jarai Z, Consortium P. International Journal of Cancer. 140(1), 75-85.
    Date: 2017
  5. ALDH2 Polymorphism and Alcohol-Related Cancers in Asians: A Public Health Perspective
    Chang JS, Hsiao J-R, Chen C-H. Journal of Biomedical Science. 24(1), 19.
    Date: 2017
  6. Estimation of Breast Cancer Incident Cases and Medical Care Costs Attributable to Alcohol Consumption Among Insured Women Aged <45 Years in the United States
    Ekwueme DU, Allaire BT, Parish WJ, Thomas CC, Poehler D, Guy GP, Trogdon JG. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 53(3), S47-S54.
    Date: 2017
  7. Alcohol and Incident Atrial Fibrillation – a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
    Gallagher C, Hendriks JML, Elliott AD, Wong CX, Rangnekar G, Middeldorp ME, Sanders P. International Journal of Cardiology. 246, 46-52.
    Date: 2017
  8. Alcohol as a Risk Factor for Chronic Disease: Raising Awareness and Policy Options
    Greenfield TK, Martinez P. Preventing Alcohol-Related Problems: Evidence and community-based initiatives. Washington, DC: APHA Press, 33-50. . .
    Date: 2017
  9. Adjustment for Tobacco Smoking and Alcohol Consumption by Simultaneous Analysis of Several Types of Cancer
    Haldorsen T, Martinsen JI, Kjærheim K, Grimsrud TK. Cancer Causes & Control. 28(2), 155-165.
    Date: 2017
  10. Wine and Cardiovascular Health: A Comprehensive Review
    Haseeb S, Alexander B, Baranchuk A. Circulation. 136(15), 1434-1448.
    Date: 2017
  11. Alcohol Dependence and Risk of Somatic Diseases and Mortality: A Cohort Study in 19,002 Men and Women Attending Alcohol Treatment
    Holst C, Tolstrup JS, Sørensen HJ, Becker U. Addiction. 112(8), 1358-1366.
    Date: 2017
  12. Alcohol and Cardiovascular Disease in the Geriatric Population
    Kalla A, Figueredo VM. Clinical Cardiology. 40(7), 444-449.
    Date: 2017
  13. Alcohol Consumption and Breast Cancer Risk in Younger Women According to Family History of Breast Cancer and Folate Intake
    Kim HJ, Jung S, Eliassen AH, Chen WY, Willett WC, Cho E. American Journal of Epidemiology. 186(5), 524-531.
    Date: 2017
  14. Mortality Due to Cirrhosis, Liver Cancer, and Disorders Attributed to Alcohol Use: Global Burden of Disease in Brazil, 1990 and 2015
    Melo APS, França EB, Malta DC, Garcia LP, Mooney M, Naghavi M. Brazilian Journal of Epidemiology. 20Suppl 01(Suppl 01), 61.
    Date: 2017
  15. Alcohol and Cardiovascular Disease
    Mukamal K, Lazo M. BMJ. 356, j1340.
    Date: 2017
  16. Quantifying the Contribution of Alcohol to Cardiomyopathy: A Systematic Review
    Rehm J, Hasan OSM, Imtiaz S, Neufeld M. Alcohol. 61, 9-15.
    Date: 2017
  17. Consumption of Alcohol and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality: A 16 Year Follow-Up of 115,592 Norwegian Men and Women Aged 40–44 Years
    Tverdal A, Magnus P, Selmer R, Thelle D. European Journal of Epidemiology. 32(9), 775-783.
    Date: 2017
  18. Lifetime Alcohol Intake, Binge Drinking Behaviors, and Breast Cancer Risk
    White AJ, DeRoo LA, Weinberg CR, Sandler DP. American Journal of Epidemiology. 186(5), 541-549.
    Date: 2017
  19. Relationship of Alcohol Consumption to All-Cause, Cardiovascular, and Cancer-Related Mortality in United States Adults
    Xi B, Veeranki SP, Zhao M, Ma C, Yan Y, Mi J. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 70(8), 913-922.
    Date: 2017
  20. Alcohol Intake and Risk of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer: A Systematic Review and Dose–Response Meta‐Analysis
    Yen H, Dhana A, Okhovat JP, Qureshi A, Keum N, Cho E. British Journal of Dermatology. 177(3), 696-707.
    Date: 2017
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