change in alcohol use over time lead to underestimation of an elevated relative risk.4 However, we found a clear association between level of alcohol use at conscription and risk of subsequent hospitalisation or death with a diagnosis of alcoholism, alcohol psychosis, or alcohol intoxication, with a significant relative risk of 5.71 for consumers of >15 g ethanol/day, indicating a stability over time.The results also indicate a cardioprotective effect of alcohol use in relatively young men, in whom myocardial infarction is rare.Possible biological mechanisms include an increase in high density lipoprotein cholesterol, a decrease in platelet coagulability, and a decrease in plasma fibrinogen associated with alcohol intake. 1 Calculation of the attributable proportions clearly indicated that alcohol consumption had a negative net effect on the subjects' health up to the age of 45.The results support a restrictive alcohol policy and recommendations for little or no alcohol consumption by young men. 5
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Macarthur et al. (1999) studied this question.