BMC Med June 2023 PMID 37286970

Alcohol consumption and all-cause and cause-specific mortality among US adults: prospective cohort study.

Yalan Tian, Jiahui Liu, Yue Zhao, Nana Jiang, Xiao Liu, Gang Zhao, Xia Wang

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What people are saying

The discussions are characterized by a tone of scientific analysis and curiosity, with posts providing examples such as references to dataset sizes, the J-shaped dose-response curve, and comparisons with other recent studies. Words like 'support,' 'findings,' and 'protective' underline a serious and engaged interest in the topic, though some comments express caution or highlight potential limitations, which reduces the perceived overall impact compared to full consensus.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions acknowledge and support the study's findings that light to moderate alcohol consumption may have protective effects, suggesting general agreement.

InterestHigh interest

Posts highlight the relevance of the research, referencing datasets, specific findings, and supporting evidence, indicating high interest.

EngagementHigh engagement

Many comments analyze methodology, compare with other studies, and debate implications, reflecting deep engagement.

ImpactModerate impact

While some emphasize the public health importance, others mention controversies or conflicting data, so the overall impact is moderate but notable.

Abstract in brief

  • The study examines how different levels of alcohol consumption relate to the risk of dying from all causes and specific diseases among US adults, using data from 1997 to 2014 and follow-up until 2019.
  • Findings show that light to moderate drinkers tend to have a lower risk of mortality compared to lifetime abstainers, especially from causes like cardiovascular disease, respiratory issues, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, and infections.
  • However, heavy drinkers face a higher risk of death from all causes, including cancer and accidents, highlighting the health risks associated with excessive alcohol consumption.

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Christopher Snowdon
@cjsnowdon · X

Prospective cohort study of nearly a million Americans finds - once again - that moderate drinkers live longer than lifelong teetotallers. https://t.co/GGQYu6z0sV

Jun 10, 2023 · 49 likes · 12 shares · 64,807 followers View post →
Dr Alexey Kulikov
@KulikovUNIATF · X

Study shows J-shaped dose-response relationship between #alcohol

Jun 8, 2023 · 24 likes · 5 shares · 62,992 followers View post →
Павел Комаровский
@Rational_Answer · X

5. ...всё равно упорно получалось, что малые дозы алкоголя снижают смертность. См., к примеру: https://t.co/4sKVDP28zO https://t.co/V1X8OzmAZA https://t.co/Cjd4b7CgXz

Aug 23, 2024 · 8 likes · 19,136 followers View post →
Colin Angus
@VictimOfMaths · X

...a result of their drinking rather than these other, correlated factors. The fact that they do find an increased risk for cancer is slightly reassuring (in contrast to this stupid study from last week https://t.co/1QWgFBag4N), but it's hard to find this compelling evidence...

Jun 13, 2023 · 3 likes · 19,211 followers View post →
Joel "Heart Prevention" Kahn MD, FACC
@drjkahn · X

Keep it light https://t.co/pgIwAL8KPD

Aug 5, 2023 · 2 likes · 1 share · 32,275 followers View post →
Christopher Snowdon
@cjsnowdon · X

@latin_tutoring @HenryGJeffreys @spectator @ProfDavidNutt I keep pointing you to scientists who not only support my analysis but prove it with new data. Not sure what more I can do. Here’s one from last year. https://t.co/GGQYu6z0sV

Jan 21, 2024 · 1 like · 64,807 followers View post →

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Evaluating Health Benefits of Alcohol Consumption

Welcome to the 3rd episode of our alcohol series, where we discuss the perceived benefits of alcohol for health. We assess evidence related to cardiovascular health, social implications, and therapeutic uses. Dive into…

Byolete · Oct 28, 2024 74 views
Simon Cooke
@SimonMagus · X

@sharpteethteen @euphrosene @FirstDoctor @LaditAbari No he isn't correct. Even with controls for confounding effects as you describe all cause mortality is lower on moderate drinkers than non-drinkers. https://t.co/5GySxEl0s4.

Jan 8, 2025 · 1 like · 6,766 followers View post →
粉红跨
@hjjgdf134918 · X

还有就是酒,首先就是你需要知道你不太可能喝酒上瘾 “偶尔、少量和适量饮酒与全因死亡、心血管疾病、慢性下呼吸道疾病、阿尔茨海默病、流感和肺炎呈负相关” https://t.co/9ZBiLLiWrk https://t.co/djLxcahSLi

Dec 10, 2024 · 1,039 followers View post →
Павел Комаровский
@Rational_Answer · X

5. ...всё равно упорно получалось, что малые дозы алкоголя снижают смертность. См., к примеру: https://t.co/4sKVDP28zO https://t.co/V1X8OzmAZA https://t.co/Cjd4b7CgXz

Aug 23, 2024 · 8 likes · 19,136 followers View post →
Piotr Leski
@LeskiPiotr · X

@HalikRafa @MajaHermanMD @PankiewiczJulia Nie neguję, że alko niszczy mózg. Ale dla mnie ważniejsze sa takie tezy 1. "Infrequent, light, and moderate alcohol consumption were inversely associated with mortality from all causes" https://t.co/WXaxhLHCLE

May 12, 2024 · 14,038 followers View post →
ES/IODE
@esiode.bsky.social · Bluesky

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ES/IODE
@esiode.bsky.social · Bluesky

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Gabriel Morgan
@rebelempiricist · X

Since I've been posting about mortality stats recently, here's another interesting paper from last year. Light/moderate drinking found protective against mortality and Alzheimer's. Dataset 1.3 million people. https://t.co/zOGqv5t6z7 https://t.co/Xl6Pl857LN

Mar 22, 2024 · 1 like · 549 followers View post →
ES/IODE
@esiode.bsky.social · Bluesky

Mar 1, 2024 View post →
Christopher Snowdon
@cjsnowdon · X

@latin_tutoring @HenryGJeffreys @spectator @ProfDavidNutt I keep pointing you to scientists who not only support my analysis but prove it with new data. Not sure what more I can do. Here’s one from last year. https://t.co/GGQYu6z0sV

Jan 21, 2024 · 1 like · 64,807 followers View post →
Ziemniake
@Ziemniake1 · X

@cosmicfavoreq @Matu_w_PT @HalikRafa Nieprawda: https://t.co/q5Hot5GzIO

Nov 7, 2023 · 1 like · 54 followers View post →
Ziemniake
@Ziemniake1 · X

@Matu_w_PT @HalikRafa https://t.co/q5Hot5GzIO

Nov 7, 2023 · 54 followers View post →
Ziemniake
@Ziemniake1 · X

@HalikRafa Z drugiej strony: https://t.co/q5Hot5GzIO

Nov 7, 2023 · 54 followers View post →
Ziemniake
@Ziemniake1 · X

@HalikRafa @LeskiPiotr https://t.co/q5Hot5GzIO

Nov 7, 2023 · 54 followers View post →
Ziemniake
@Ziemniake1 · X

@1991Alek @JanSpiewak https://t.co/q5Hot5GzIO Niestety, wygląda na to że picie alkoholu wydłuża życie

Oct 11, 2023 · 54 followers View post →
Grytulf Vankelhane
@Vankelhane · X

@ogtobb @stade_joel Tja, när det gäller alkohol som vi människor via födan naturligt har levt tillsammans med i hundratusen år så ser ju den allra senaste forskningen ut såhär. Själv dricker jag i snitt en enhet per dag. https://t.co/nF7V92WE4n https://t.co/cyCZwpjWH6

Sep 13, 2023 · 3,692 followers View post →
Sundevil89
@Sundevil891 · X

RT @drjkahn: Keep it light https://t.co/pgIwAL8KPD

Aug 5, 2023 · 1 share · 1,987 followers View post →
Joel "Heart Prevention" Kahn MD, FACC
@drjkahn · X

Keep it light https://t.co/pgIwAL8KPD

Aug 5, 2023 · 2 likes · 1 share · 32,275 followers View post →
IHPE (Dr Michael Craig Watson - Trustee)
@InstituteHPE · X

RT @InstituteHPE: Alcohol consumption and all-cause and cause-specific mortality among US adults: prospective cohort study https://t.co/Nl…

Jul 22, 2023 · 2 shares · 3,025 followers View post →
Ziemniake
@Ziemniake1 · X

@JCobbPLNO @MOstrega https://t.co/HFkW2o6yeo A jednocześnie pomimo tego że to trucizna, osoby pijące żyją dłużej

Jul 13, 2023 · 1 like · 54 followers View post →
Ziemniake
@Ziemniake1 · X

@Anarky94113198 @MOstrega https://t.co/HFkW2o6yeo

Jul 13, 2023 · 54 followers View post →
Ziemniake
@Ziemniake1 · X

@Jakub_moscicki https://t.co/HFkW2o6yeo

Jul 13, 2023 · 1 like · 54 followers View post →
ноу криминалити
@SmirnovWork · X

@sheskitzo https://t.co/E4w7dJOnXS алкоголь вообще вредно, вот тут китайцы новое исследование выкатили. А так конечно можно и с сигой марафон катнуть. https://t.co/6w9Z7WuvQX

Jul 13, 2023 · 1 like · 981 followers View post →
Ziemniake
@Ziemniake1 · X

@Cremek @Elanwer4 @MOstrega https://t.co/9E0t9YHw0o

Jul 13, 2023 · 1 like · 54 followers View post →
Ziemniake
@Ziemniake1 · X

@MOstrega Na dzień dobry podaje inne najnowsze badania! Proszę zwrócić uwagę na fig 1 i tab 2! Poza tym stwierdzenie że nie ma bezpiecznej dawki jest jak stwierdzenie że nie ma bezpiecznej odległości którą można przejechac rowerem! https://t.co/9E0t9YHw0o

Jul 13, 2023 · 1 like · 54 followers View post →
Ziemniake
@Ziemniake1 · X

@Ma8596371285287 @MOstrega https://t.co/pEJaTRDtoe

Jul 11, 2023 · 54 followers View post →
Dr
@Lebo_G · X

RT @drsimonwilliams: 14/ p.s. another example of how the 'devil is in the dose'. alcohol - study published this month showing light cons…

Jul 2, 2023 · 1 share · 6,785 followers View post →
Simon Williams
@drsimonwilliams · X

14/ p.s. another example of how the 'devil is in the dose'. alcohol - study published this month showing light consumption no increased risk of all-cause mortality BUT heavy binge drinking increases risk of cancer (HR: 1.22) https://t.co/ANDZW5w3h6

Jun 30, 2023 · 1 like · 1 share · 2,718 followers View post →
Dr Karen Neil MRPharmS MIHPE
@Mindfulpharmacy · X

RT @InstituteHPE: Alcohol consumption and all-cause and cause-specific mortality among US adults: prospective cohort study https://t.co/Nl…

Jun 28, 2023 · 2 shares · 662 followers View post →
IHPE (Dr Michael Craig Watson - Trustee)
@InstituteHPE · X

Alcohol consumption and all-cause and cause-specific mortality among US adults: prospective cohort study https://t.co/Nlov63cXil.

Jun 28, 2023 · 1 like · 2 shares · 3,025 followers View post →
Colin Angus
@VictimOfMaths · X

...a result of their drinking rather than these other, correlated factors. The fact that they do find an increased risk for cancer is slightly reassuring (in contrast to this stupid study from last week https://t.co/1QWgFBag4N), but it's hard to find this compelling evidence...

Jun 13, 2023 · 3 likes · 19,211 followers View post →
Janet Hood
@JanetHood1957 · X

RT @cjsnowdon: Prospective cohort study of nearly a million Americans finds - once again - that moderate drinkers live longer than lifelong…

Jun 10, 2023 · 12 shares · 259 followers View post →
Will Needham
@willneedham · X

RT @cjsnowdon: Prospective cohort study of nearly a million Americans finds - once again - that moderate drinkers live longer than lifelong…

Jun 10, 2023 · 12 shares · 398 followers View post →
Robert Lovelace
@expiatingrobert · X

RT @cjsnowdon: Prospective cohort study of nearly a million Americans finds - once again - that moderate drinkers live longer than lifelong…

Jun 10, 2023 · 12 shares · 127 followers View post →
LunarPup
@LunarDoggy · X

RT @cjsnowdon: Prospective cohort study of nearly a million Americans finds - once again - that moderate drinkers live longer than lifelong…

Jun 10, 2023 · 12 shares · 257 followers View post →
Maureen (Mo) ✡️
@petuniasforever · X

RT @cjsnowdon: Prospective cohort study of nearly a million Americans finds - once again - that moderate drinkers live longer than lifelong…

Jun 10, 2023 · 12 shares · 6,423 followers View post →
Pub Curmudgeon
@oldmudgie · X

RT @cjsnowdon: Prospective cohort study of nearly a million Americans finds - once again - that moderate drinkers live longer than lifelong…

Jun 10, 2023 · 12 shares · 7,486 followers View post →
Dan Mobley
@Dan_Mobley · X

RT @cjsnowdon: Prospective cohort study of nearly a million Americans finds - once again - that moderate drinkers live longer than lifelong…

Jun 10, 2023 · 12 shares · 734 followers View post →
andy stubbington
@andystubbington · X

RT @cjsnowdon: Prospective cohort study of nearly a million Americans finds - once again - that moderate drinkers live longer than lifelong…

Jun 10, 2023 · 12 shares · 659 followers View post →
Banshee
@parg02s · X

RT @cjsnowdon: Prospective cohort study of nearly a million Americans finds - once again - that moderate drinkers live longer than lifelong…

Jun 10, 2023 · 12 shares · 6 followers View post →
Deirdre Walsh
@magicdmw · X

RT @cjsnowdon: Prospective cohort study of nearly a million Americans finds - once again - that moderate drinkers live longer than lifelong…

Jun 10, 2023 · 12 shares · 6,330 followers View post →
Jean Granville
@Granville1977 · X

RT @cjsnowdon: Prospective cohort study of nearly a million Americans finds - once again - that moderate drinkers live longer than lifelong…

Jun 10, 2023 · 12 shares · 633 followers View post →
Simon Cooke
@SimonMagus · X

RT @cjsnowdon: Prospective cohort study of nearly a million Americans finds - once again - that moderate drinkers live longer than lifelong…

Jun 10, 2023 · 12 shares · 6,766 followers View post →
Christopher Snowdon
@cjsnowdon · X

Prospective cohort study of nearly a million Americans finds - once again - that moderate drinkers live longer than lifelong teetotallers. https://t.co/GGQYu6z0sV

Jun 10, 2023 · 49 likes · 12 shares · 64,807 followers View post →
Ettore Giuliano
@EttoreGiuliano · X

RT @AntoGiuliano81: Alcohol consumption and all-cause and cause-specific mortality among US adults: prospective cohort study. https://t.co/…

Jun 10, 2023 · 1 share · 2,985 followers View post →
Antonio Giuliano
@AntoGiuliano81 · X

Alcohol consumption and all-cause and cause-specific mortality among US adults: prospective cohort study. https://t.co/DkeBJarlxK

Jun 9, 2023 · 1 like · 1 share · 499 followers View post →
Morro Touray
@MMLTouray · X

RT @KulikovUNIATF: Study shows J-shaped dose-response relationship between #alcohol

Jun 9, 2023 · 5 shares · 579 followers View post →
Carlos J. Toro-Huamanchumo
@CarlosToro_29 · X

RT @KulikovUNIATF: Study shows J-shaped dose-response relationship between #alcohol

Jun 8, 2023 · 5 shares · 544 followers View post →
Amy Yang
@feliciaataba · X

RT @KulikovUNIATF: Study shows J-shaped dose-response relationship between #alcohol

Jun 8, 2023 · 5 shares · 31 followers View post →
dr roth
@mrc314 · X

"The questionnaires relating to alcohol use status and patterns of consumption were administered for all sample adults." https://t.co/FTvJejSqwo

Jun 8, 2023 · 8,949 followers View post →
John Lee, PhD
@juhan_john · X

RT @KulikovUNIATF: Study shows J-shaped dose-response relationship between #alcohol

Jun 8, 2023 · 5 shares · 2,552 followers View post →
Mari Carmen Porres
@LaPorres · X

RT @KulikovUNIATF: Study shows J-shaped dose-response relationship between #alcohol

Jun 8, 2023 · 5 shares · 10,661 followers View post →
Sergio Torrejón
@torres__an · X

RT @KulikovUNIATF: Study shows J-shaped dose-response relationship between #alcohol

Jun 8, 2023 · 5 shares · 2,192 followers View post →
Dr Alexey Kulikov
@KulikovUNIATF · X

Study shows J-shaped dose-response relationship between #alcohol

Jun 8, 2023 · 24 likes · 5 shares · 62,992 followers View post →
BMC Medicine
@BMCMedicine · X

A population-based study from Yalan Tian et al. finds that light-moderate alcohol consumption is inversely linked with all cause mortality whereas heavy/binge drinking had a higher risk of all-cause, cancer, & accidents (unintentional injuries) mortality: https://t.co/yKRTVxO6FU https://t.co/DGFwsMw4Ga

Jun 8, 2023 · 9,196 followers View post →
STIGMABASE
@stigmabase · X

{Fighting Stigma} Alcohol consumption and all-cause and cause-specific mortality among US adults: This was a population-based cohort study of adults aged 18 years or older ... CVD, chronic lower respiratory tract diseases, Alzheimer's disease, ... https://t.co/XrWwXWsml5

Jun 7, 2023 · 1,122 followers View post →