- New study finds that moderate alcohol intake DOES NOT have protective effects against stroke when compared with no drinking; previous findings of protective effects of alcohol were non-causal and due to reverse causation or confounding. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/piis0140-6736(18)31772-0/fulltext#box1 16 comments science
Linking pages
- Even one drink a day increases stroke risk, study finds - BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47817650 103 comments
- Even low alcohol consumption is bad news for strokes – study | Stroke | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/apr/04/even-low-booze-consumption-is-bad-news-for-strokes-study 5 comments