A number of epidemiologic studies have found an associationof alcohol intake with a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease.These observations have been purported to explain the so-calledFrench paradox: the lower rate of cardiovascular disease inFrance than in its neighboring countries to the north and inthe United States, despite the relatively high intake of fatin France. Several studies attribute the French paradox to therelatively high consumption of red wine by the French.1 Otherepidemiologic studies,2,3 including that of Mukamal et al. inthis issue of the Journal,4 suggest that all alcoholic beverages,not wine specifically, . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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