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July 10, 2014BMJ685 citationsOpen Access

Association between alcohol and cardiovascular disease: Mendelian randomisation analysis based on individual participant data

MHMichael V. HolmesCDCaroline DaleLZLuisa Zuccolo

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Individuals with a genetic variant associated with non-drinking and lower alcohol consumption had a more favourable cardiovascular profile and a reduced risk of coronary heart disease than those without the genetic variant. This suggests that reduction of alcohol consumption, even for light to moderate drinkers, is beneficial for cardiovascular health.

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Holmes et al. (2014) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dca91d7873f5f05b13382ahttps://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.g4164
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