Key result
Alcohol use is linked to higher overall mortality despite reducing ischemic heart disease and stroke deaths.
Why the study?
Alcohol use influences mortality and life expectancy in China despite its protective effects on ischemic heart disease, stroke, and diabetes deaths.
Does alcohol use impact mortality and life expectancy in residents of China?
Does alcohol use impact mortality and life expectancy in residents of China?
Despite potential protective effects on specific cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, harmful alcohol use remains a significant risk factor for overall mortality and reduced life expectancy in China.
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Supports caution on alcohol in China despite CVD benefits; leaves open prospective confirmation of net effects.
Although alcohol has a protective effect on reducing ischemic heart disease, stroke and diabetes deaths, alcohol use is still a risk factor influencing the mortality and life expectancy of residents in China. It is necessary to take targeted measures to reduce the health problems caused by harmful use of alcohol.
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Jiang et al. (2018) studied this question. Alcohol use is a risk factor that negatively impacts mortality and life expectancy in China, despite its protective effects on reducing ischemic heart disease, stroke, and diabetes deaths.
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