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[Beer, wine, spirits and mortality].

M N Grønbaek1, T I Sørensen, D Johansen

  • 1Center for Epidemiologisk Grundforskning, Institut for Sygdomsforebyggelse, Kommunehospitalet, København. mg@ipm.hosp.dk

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|July 4, 2001
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This study found that moderate wine consumption is associated with lower all-cause mortality, including reduced risks of death from coronary heart disease and cancer. These benefits appear additive to those of alcohol consumption alone.

Area of Science:

  • Epidemiology
  • Public Health
  • Nutritional Science

Background:

  • Alcohol consumption is a significant factor in global mortality.
  • Previous research suggests potential cardiovascular benefits of moderate alcohol intake.
  • The specific impact of different beverage types, like wine, on mortality requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between alcohol intake, specifically wine, beer, and spirits, and mortality from all causes, coronary heart disease (CHD), and cancer.
  • To determine if wine consumption offers unique mortality benefits beyond general alcohol intake.
  • To assess the relationship between alcohol consumption patterns and lifestyle factors with mortality outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • A prospective population-based cohort study design.

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  • Baseline assessment of alcohol intake (beer, wine, spirits), smoking, education, physical activity, and BMI.
  • Follow-up for mortality over 257,859 person-years, with 4,833 deaths recorded (1,075 CHD, 1,552 cancer).

    • Main Results:

    • Light wine drinkers showed a significantly lower relative risk (0.66) of all-cause mortality compared to non-drinkers.
    • Heavy drinkers who included wine had a lower risk of all-cause mortality than heavy drinkers who did not consume wine.
    • Wine drinkers exhibited significantly lower mortality from both coronary heart disease (p = 0.007) and cancer (p = 0.004) compared to non-wine drinkers.

    Conclusions:

    • Wine intake may confer a beneficial effect on all-cause mortality, independent of and additive to general alcohol consumption.
    • This observed benefit is potentially linked to reduced mortality from both coronary heart disease and cancer.
    • Findings suggest that the type of alcohol consumed, specifically wine, may play a crucial role in modulating health outcomes.