- Alcohol consumption (12.5 units/per week)was roughly linearly associated with a higher risk of stroke, coronary disease excluding myocardial infarction, heart failure , fatal hypertensive disease; Amd fatal aortic aneurysm, suggesting most current guidelines for alcohol consumption are wrong. http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/piis0140-6736(18)30134-x/fulltext 16 comments science