Long-term wine consumption is related to cardiovascular mortality and life expectancy independently of moderate alcohol intake: the Zutphen Study

M T Streppel (1) , M C Ocké (2) , H C Boshuizen (3) , F J Kok (1) , D Kromhout (1)

1 Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University
2 National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
3 National Institute for Public Healht and the Environment

Light to moderate alcohol intake lowers the risk of cardiovascular mortality, but whether this protective effect can be attributed to a specific type of beverage remains unclear. Moreover, little is known about the effects of long-term alcohol intake on life expectancy.

Mots clés: ALCOHOL & HEALTH; MORTALITY SI; VASCULAR DISEASE; alcohol; cardiovascular diseases; life expectancy; mortality; wine

M T Streppel, M C Ocké, H C Boshuizen, F J Kok, D Kromhout. Long-term wine consumption is related to cardiovascular mortality and life expectancy independently of moderate alcohol intake: the Zutphen Study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 2009, 63 (7), pp.534-n/a. ⟨10.1136/jech.2008.082198⟩. ⟨hal-00477884⟩