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Professor Carl Heneghan, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford
Professor Carl Heneghan, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford

"No" says Carl Heneghan, Professor of Evidence-Based Medicine, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences.  

A recent study of 1,824 participants followed up for 20 years reported that abstaining from alcohol significantly shortens life expectancy. Moderate alcohol consumption was associated with reduced total mortality among middle-aged and older adults: compared to moderate drinkers, abstainers had more than double the risk of dying over the ensuing 20 years.

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