Recent Studies on Alcohol + Health
As noted in other parts of our site, the vast majority of scientific studies (hundreds of them) have consistently shown for decades that those who consume alcohol in moderation are, on average, either just as healthy as non-drinkers or are actually slightly healthier. Despite the claims of some groups, “the science” in this regard has not changed … and studies continue to show the same results: those who drink in moderation have the same or better life expectancy than those who do not drink at all. It is puzzling how some groups continue to ignore such evidence.
There is a compilation of such recent studies below.
Recent Scientific Studies Confirming Health Effects of Moderate Consumption
Tian et al., 2023, Alcohol Consumption and all-cause mortality …
https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-023-02907-6
Kopec et al., 2022, Impact of 51 Risk Factors … https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9332720/pdf/ijerph-19-08958.pdf
Fisher et al., 2022, Comparison of mortality hazard …
https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-022-12849-y
Di Castelnuovo et al., 2022 , Alcohol intake and total mortality … https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/add.15593
Daya et al., 2020, Alcohol Consumption … https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32524620/
Harkanen et al., 2020, Estimating Expected Life Years … https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/3/e033741
Van den Brandt et al., 2020, Alcohol consumption in later life … https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32037449/
Li et al., 2020, Healthy Lifestyle … https://www.bmj.com/content/368/bmj.l6669
Kaprio et al., 2019, Longitudinal Patterns of Alcohol Use … https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0924977X17304959
Kunzmann et al., 2018, Association of Lifetime Alcohol Use … https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29920516/
Wood et al., 2018, Risk threshholds for alcohol consumption … https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29676281/
Hartz et al., 2018, Daily Drinking … https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/acer.13886
There is also a summary of the issues in these articles:
Snowdon: Moderate Drinking is Still Good for You
Peele: Perpetual Pendulum of US Drinking Guidelines
In addition, you can review scientific and academic commentary on this issue at these pages: