Alcohol Causes Liver Damage But May Be Beneficial To The Cardiovascular System: A Short Discussion On The Relative Risk And Benefits Of Alcohol Consumption

摘要

Alcohol is a widely used drug, tolerated physiologically and socially, with a place in religion and in everyday social transactions, but also a drug that contributes extensively to illness and to mortality. However, an abundance of recent literature has suggested that alcohol may have a protective effect in man, especially with hepatic regeneration and cardioprotection.