AIM Digest is a journal published 10 times a year and brings together the most recent global research concerning alcohol and health, moderate drinking, campaigns and social and policy issues regarding alcohol. The key articles are then archived by topic below post publication. Synopsis as well as position papers and critiques by specialist Professors and Medics since 2011 can be found by topic.

Featured articles

Critique
Cardiovascular disease
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Heart

Is “ideal cardiovascular health” more common among consumers of wine than among drinkers of other beverages?

Diabetes
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Mediterranean diet
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Women

Association of the mediterranean diet with onset of diabetes in Women

Heart
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Coronary heart disease

Endothelial function is preserved in light to moderate alcohol drinkers but is impaired in heavy drinkers

The liver

The interaction of alcohol consumption and obesity in hepatic steatosis and mortality

General health

AHRG: Ten years of research on the causes, consequences, and treatment of the alcohol hangover

The liver
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Metabolic syndrome/weight

The combined effect of alcohol and body mass index on risk of chronic liver disease

Moderate drinking

Design and methods for a randomised trial of moderate alcohol consumption and cardiometabolic risk

Cognitive decline
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Cognitive decline
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The brain
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Old age

ISU study indicates diet may help reduce cognitive decline

Cardiovascular disease
,
Heart

Changing dietary approaches to prevent cardiovascular disease

Diabetes

The association between age at initiation of alcohol consumption and type 2 diabetes mellitus

Cardiovascular disease
,
Heart

Protective lifestyle behaviours and lipoprotein particle subclass profiles in a middle-to older-aged population

General health

Alcohol consumption and self-rated health among older people: population based study in Sweden

Arrhythmia

Effect of alcohol consumption on the risk of adverse events in atrial fibrillation

Cardiovascular disease
,
Heart
,
Stroke

Can avoiding inflammatory foods lower CVD and stroke risk?

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The International Scientific Forum on Alcohol Research (ISFAR) is a group of 45 specialist Professors and Medics who produce balanced and well researched analysis of emerging research papers alcohol and health.
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