Review of Evidence on Alcohol and Health

National Academy of Sciences - Review of Evidence on Alcohol and Health (2025)

It says, a review is a must, for various reasons. Like, currently there are no published clinical trials for most important health outcomes, so even the substantial evidence base noted above is challenged by threats of bias inherent in observational studies. I think, the prevailing public opinion being one that tends to paint it in a different color, we need to pay attention to this report.

I found this report addressing many issues that are linked to alcohol consumption. Like, what is the relationship between moderate alcohol consumption and growth, body size and composition, obesity etc? What are the accompanying risks, of cancer, weight loss, cardio-vascular issues (CVD), or others that can lead to a morbid condition?

The report reaches quite a few conclusions. High risk of breast cancer is associated with moderate drinking. But no connection could be found in respect of any other type of cancer. Moderate drinking was found to be lowering the risk of myocardial infraction, non fatal stroke, CVD morbidity etc. No connection could be established between moderate drinking and cognitive decline. In short, the report concludes that compared to never consuming alcohol, moderate drinking is associated with lower all-cause morbidity.

The report also contains extensive charts that list the details of all kind of evidence considered by the reporting team for arriving at these conclusions.

I think, this report makes it urgent. As I wrote in my hub, we need to have a more sober approach on matters related to alcohol.