Should Alcohol Consumption Be Encouraged as Part of a Healthy Lifestyle?
Over the past three decades, more than 100 large, long-term prospective studies have shown positive cardiovascular effects from moderate alcohol consumption of one or two drinks per day. Health professionals are increasingly feeling pressure to promote limited alcohol consumption as part of a healthy diet. But do the significant potential risks associated with increased alcohol consumption – higher incidence of dependence, accidents, and overall mortality – outweigh the potential health benefits?
Debate held at the BU School of Public Health on Sep. 18, 2014
Moderator: Martha M. Werler, DSc, MPH
Professor and Chair, Epidemiology Boston University School of Public Health
Panelists:
Proposer: R. Curtis Ellison, MD, MS
Professor of Medicine & Public Health Director, Institute on Lifestyle & Health, Boston University School of Medicine; Scientific Co-Director, International Scientific Forum on Alcohol Research
Opposer: Richard Saitz, MD, MPH
Professor and Chair, Department of Community Health Sciences, Boston University School of Public Health; Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine
Lionel Tiger, PhD
Charles Darwin Professor Emeritus Department of Anthropology Rutgers University
Timothy Naimi, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Professor of Public Health, BU Schools of Medicine & Public Health
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