Drinking alcohol has a positive protective effect on cardiovascular disease. Men who consumed light-to-moderate amounts of alcohol at 3–4 or 5–7 days per week had decreased risks of myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke compared with men who consumed alcohol less than once per week. Moderate alcohol drinking decreases the risk of cardiovascular disease by about 25%, which is linked to a decrease in the total cardiovascular disease burden in Australia of 4.7%. In Australia, 34% of the total number of deaths in 2008 were from cardiovascular disease and in 2003, it was18% of the overall burden of disease (coronary heart disease and stroke contributed over 80% of this burden). Alcohol consumption decreases the risk of cardiovascular disease. (60)
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