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Letters5 July 2016Moderate Alcohol Intake and Cardiometabolic Risk in Adults With Type 2 DiabetesRichard Saitz, MD, MPH and Timothy Naimi, MD, MPHRichard Saitz, MD, MPHFrom Boston University School of Public Health, School of Medicine, and Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.Search for more papers by this author and Timothy Naimi, MD, MPHFrom Boston University School of Public Health, School of Medicine, and Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L16-5012 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:We applaud Gepner and colleagues (1) for recognizing that observational studies of the purported health benefits of alcohol consumption are questionable. However, the authors conclude in the abstract and text that initiating “moderate wine intake” and “moderate alcohol consumption,” respectively, are “apparently safe.” They also conclude that “potential risks” should be weighed against benefits.Given that alcohol is a group 1 carcinogen (the same category as plutonium and tobacco) (2), we find it inappropriate to conclude safety from even a 2-year trial. In fact, we wonder whether any other carcinogenic substance would be concluded to be safe ...
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