Does knowledge about alcohol benefits lead to increased consumption?
Critical social issues-related questions were addressed in a newly published study based on the world renowned Kaiser Permanente Cohort, which has revealed some of the most significant findings associating moderate consumption of wine, beer and spirits with coronary heart disease benefits over the last few decades. As these and other research findings have been acknowledged by the research and public health communities, thousands of media stories have brought these positive health messages to the public at large. These developments have aroused concern among the public health and alcohol abuse prevention communities that such consumer knowledge, perhaps especially in persons at coronary heart disease (CHD) risk, might lead to inappropriate or excessive drinking. However, this research confirms in new, important ways how most people who choose to drink consume the beverages responsibly and maintain this habit throughout their adult lives. Further, this research indirectly reveals how th
