TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Alcohol and health. Is regular drinking of small doses of alcohol really good for your health?
JO  - Archives of medical sciences. Atherosclerotic diseases
A1  - Surma, Stanisław
A1  - Więcek, Andrzej
SP  - e49
EP  - e59
VL  - 7
IS  - 
N2  - Alcohol has been drunk for centuries and in the past also used as a medicine. Alcohol consumption in Poland and in the entire world has gradually increased, which is also nowadays accelerated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, the amount of alcohol consumed in Poland was 11.7 l per capita, which was a the highest level since 1961. It is estimated that global alcohol consumption will increase by 17% by the year 2030. There is also increasing alcohol consumption by children and adolescents, as well as pregnant women. Alcohol consumption as a health damaging factor is not always recognized in the general population. Additionally, numerous scientific societies in their guidelines/recommendations indicate that moderate doses of alcohol are beneficial or at least neutral for health. The question remains whether so-called "moderate doses of alcohol" really are not harmful to health. We analyze this issue in this article.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2451-0629
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/amsad/150319
ID  - ref1
ER  -