When you drink alcohol, it isn't digested like other foods and beverages. Alcohol is metabolized by several pathways in your body, the most common involving two enzymes—alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) and ...

Dr. O'Connell answers the question: 'Can Alcohol Affect Heart Failure Risk?' — -- Question: How does alcohol affect my risk of getting heart failure? Answer: Alcohol is a drug that's been around ...

Light-to-moderate drinking has long been linked to better heart health, but scientists have never been sure why. More clear are the health risks of alcohol, including an increased chance of cancer, ...

Despite the many harms linked to alcohol, research has also shown light-to-moderate drinking can have heart-protecting benefits. A new study may explain how that’s possible. After analyzing survey ...

A new study provides novel insights into why light to moderate alcohol consumption may be associated with reduced cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. The study shows that light to moderate drinking was ...

A new study of over 350,000 people in the U.K. has found that even moderate drinking increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. A drink or two a day isn’t thought to be particularly harmful, at ...

Dr Mukamal is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, MA, USA. Following medical school at the University of California, San Francisco, ...

Researchers say they may be able to explain how light drinking benefits the heart, and its main effect doesn't stem from changes in the blood – as scientists once thought – but from its actions in the ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I've read that drinking alcohol can have positive effects on the heart, but that drinking too much alcohol can damage the heart. Is this true, and if so, how much is too much?

A beer belly is more than just a cosmetic concern. Excess alcohol consumption often leads to fat building up around the ...