Heavy Alcohol Drinking and Liver-Related Death
It is commonly believed that heavy drinkers die as a result of liver disease. However, an 18-year-long population-based study in the Netherlands using participants in the well known Rotterdam Study found that only one percent (1%) died because of liver related causes.
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The analyses adjusted for age, gender hypertension (high blood pressure), cholesterol, body mass index (BMI), diabetes, smoking, and education level.
Compared to abstainers or non-drinkerss, light and moderate drinkers experienced and average 15% reduced risk of mortality. Although heavy drinkers experienced a 5% reduction in risk of death during the 18 years, such drinking is not recommended.
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- American Association for the Studuy of Liver Diseases. Annual meeting, 2100; Liver disease is less prevalent than cancer and cardiovascular disease as a cause of death in heavy drinking. AIM Digest, December, 2011, p. 3.
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