A visual summary of meta-analyses published between 2000 and 2025 on alcohol consumption and all-cause mortality according to whether risk for light-to-moderate drinkers is the same or lower than nondrinkers, whether a J-shaped risk curve (lower risk at low-to-moderate alcohol consumption) was found, and whether former drinkers were separated from lifetime abstainers in each meta-analysis. (Click the download button below)
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