Alcohol & Nicotine

1. Alcohol & Nicotinepreliminary · human dataAdded 8 August 2026

   Drinkers outlived abstainers over 30 years, with a beer-shaped catch

   In a 30-year prospective cohort of 973 middle-aged Swedish men, alcohol consumers had lower odds of myocardial infarction (OR 0.57) and a median survival advantage of 1.3 years over non-consumers, yet beer specifically was linked to higher odds of heart attack (OR 1.70), and no association with stroke was found.

   ⚠What it shows: Observational cohort of 973 male Swedish automotive workers followed for 30 years; associations only, cannot establish causation, and findings may not generalise to women or other populations.Study · Scand J Prim Health Care

   Full breakdown →All-cause mortality explained →Healthy Lifestyle & Life Expectancy →Link between alcohol consumption and myocardial infarction, stroke, and all-cause mortality among Swedish male automotive workers over 30 years. Scand J Prim Health Care 2026
2. Alcohol & Nicotinepreliminary · human dataAdded 6 August 2026

   Alcohol's stroke risk climbs steeply past light drinking

   Across 17 prospective cohorts of East Asian men, light drinking (up to 20 g/day) was associated with a lower risk of ischaemic stroke (RR 0.85) and lower all-cause mortality (RR 0.83), while intake above 60 g/day was associated with markedly higher haemorrhagic stroke (RR 1.74) and death from any cause (RR 1.32). The relationship was dose-dependent, with risk rising as intake climbed.

   ⚠What it shows: Meta-analysis of 17 prospective cohort studies, but entirely observational and restricted to East Asian men (cohorts ranged from 1322 to 108,461 subjects); data on women were too limited to include. Associations cannot establish cause, and residual confounding can flatter apparent benefits at low intakes.Meta-analysis · Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi

   Full breakdown →All-cause mortality explained →Healthy Lifestyle & Life Expectancy →[Alcohol intake and stroke in Eastern Asian men:a systemic review and meta-analysis of 17 prospective cohort studies]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2010

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