{"id":3544,"date":"2023-03-22T11:53:59","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T00:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/no-amount-of-alcohol-is-good-for-the-heart-says-world-heart-federation\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T12:45:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T01:45:33","slug":"no-amount-of-alcohol-is-good-for-the-heart-says-world-heart-federation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/no-amount-of-alcohol-is-good-for-the-heart-says-world-heart-federation\/","title":{"rendered":"No Amount of Alcohol is Good for the Heart, Says World Heart Federation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">In their latest policy brief, the World Heart Foundation (WHF) establishes the evide<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignright size-full wp-image-3543\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AlcoholHeartHarms.png\" alt=\"AlcoholHeartHarms\" width=\"328\" height=\"455\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; float: right;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AlcoholHeartHarms.png 428w, https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AlcoholHeartHarms-216x300.png 216w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 328px) 100vw, 328px\" \/>nce base that no amount of alcohol is good for the heart.<br \/>The latest scientific evidence shows that any amount of alcohol use, even low-doses, can harm cardiovascular health. The policy brief by WHF calls for urgent and decisive action to tackle the unprecedented rise in alcohol-related death and disability worldwide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><br \/>The World Heart Federation has released a policy brief establishing that&nbsp;<b>no amount of alcohol is good for the heart<\/b>. The brief calls for urgent and decisive action to tackle the unprecedented rise in alcohol-related death and disability worldwide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><br \/><i>\u201cThe portrayal of alcohol as necessary for a vibrant social life has diverted attention from the harms of alcohol use, as have the frequent and widely publicised claims that moderate [alcohol use], such as a glass of red wine a day, can offer protection against cardiovascular disease,\u201d&nbsp;said Monika Arora, Member of the WHF Advocacy Committee and co-author of the brief, as per&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/no-amount-of-alcohol-is-good-for-the-heart-says-world-heart-federation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WHF website<\/a>. These claims are at best misinformed and at worst an attempt by the alcohol industry to mislead the public about the danger of their product.\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><br \/>Monika Arora, member of the WHF Advocacy Committee, co-author of the brief<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/movendi.ngo\/news\/2022\/01\/21\/no-amount-of-alcohol-is-good-for-the-heart-says-world-heart-federation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"button\">For complete article<\/a><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">See also<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/does-moderate-drinking-really-protect-against-heart-disease\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Does \u2018Moderate\u2019 Drinking Really Protect Against Heart Disease?<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/a-new-scientific-study-concludes-there-is-no-safe-level-of-drinking-alcohol\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">There\u2019s No Safe Level for Drinking Alcoho<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In their latest policy brief, the World Heart Foundation (WHF) establishes the evidence base that no amount of alcohol is good for the heart.The latest scientific evidence shows that any amount of alcohol use, even low-doses, can harm cardiovascular health. 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