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February 2026

Critique

Alcohol consumption and atrial fibrillation risk: An overview of systematic reviews and network meta-analysis

January 2026

Critique
Cancer

Alcohol consumption and risk of cancer: a Mendelian randomization analysis of four biobanks and consortium data

December 2025

Critique
Harmful consumption

Effects of ‘no safe level’ and ‘cutting down’ alcohol messages on problem recognition, defensive processing, and self-efficacy in heavy drinkers: A randomized experimental study.

December 2025

Critique
Harmful consumption
,
General health

Global burden and trends of high alcohol use-related injuries from 1990 to 2030: a comprehensive assessment of self-harm and interpersonal violence, transport injuries, and unintentional injuries using global burden of disease 2021

November 2025

Critique
The brain
,
Old age

Two studies examine the associations of alcohol consumption with incident dementia

October 2025

Critique
Old age

Moderate alcohol consumption and risk of depression: A longitudinal analysis in community-dwelling older adults

September 2025

Critique
Parkinsons' disease

Association between alcohol consumption and mortality in Parkinson’s disease

July 2025

Critique
Heart

Commentary on Piano et al. (2025) and Marques-Vidal et al. (2025)

June 2025

Critique
General health

Effects of alcohol consumption from early adolescence on lung function and development of COPD – a retrospective cohort study

May 2025

Critique
Cancer

Alcohol and cancer risk: what you need to know

April 2025

Critique

Effect of moderate alcohol intake on blood apolipoproteins concentrations: A meta-analysis of human intervention studies

February 2025

Critique
Moderate drinking

Review of Evidence on Alcohol and Health

February 2025

Critique
Moderate drinking

Draft Report: Scientific Findings of the Alcohol Intake & Health Study for Public Comment

January 2025

Critique
Heart

Urinary tartaric acid as a biomarker of wine consumption and cardiovascular risk: the PREDIMED trial

December 2024

Critique
Cancer

Alcoholic beverage consumption and female breast cancer risk: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies

November 2024

Critique
All-cause mortality

Alcohol consumption patterns and mortality among older adults with health-related or socioeconomic risk factors

October 2024

Critique
All-cause mortality
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Heart

Is coffee, tea, and red wine consumption beneficial for individuals with hypertension?

August 2024

Critique
All-cause mortality

Why do only some cohort studies find health benefits from low-volume alcohol use? A systematic review and meta-analysis of study characteristics that may bias mortality risk estimates

July 2024

Critique
Heart
,
General health

Effects of moderate alcohol consumption and hypobaric hypoxia: implications for passengers’ sleep, oxygen saturation and heart rate on long-haul flights

June 2024

Critique
The kidneys

Association between drinking status and risk of kidney stones among United States adults: NHANES 2007–2018

June 2024

Critique
Heart
,
Stroke

A burden of proof study on alcohol consumption and ischemic heart disease

May 2024

Critique
Heart

Alcohol Consumption, High-Density Lipoprotein Particles and Subspecies, and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: Findings from the PREVEND Prospective Study

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