Moderate Alcohol Intake and Cardiometabolic Risk in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes
Authors: Alain Braillon
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2016)

Letters5 July 2016Moderate Alcohol Intake and Cardiometabolic Risk in Adults With Type 2 DiabetesAlain Braillon, MD, PhDAlain Braillon, MD, PhDFrom University Hospital, Amiens, France.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L16-5014 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:I am responding to Gepner and colleagues' article on the effects of moderate alcohol intake on cardiometabolic risk in adults with type 2 diabetes (1). The alcohol industry has transformed consumption of an addictive carcinogen into an enslaved lifestyle choice with massive marketing and advertising ($3.5 billion in 2011 according to the Federal Trade Commission [www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/ftc-study-revealshow-alcohol-advertisers-use-digital-marketing-156430]). To promote it as healthy seems unnecessary!The editors have overplayed scientific findings about incomplete and complex facts in their patient summary about the CASCADE (Cardiovascular Diabetes and Ethanol) trial: “This long-term trial showed that a healthy diet and moderate [they ...References1. Gepner Y, Golan R, Harman-Boehm I, Henkin Y, Schwarzfuchs D, Shelef I, et al. Effects of initiating moderate alcohol intake on cardiometabolic risk in adults with type 2 diabetes: a 2-year randomized, controlled trial. Ann Intern Med. 2015;163:569-79. [PMID: 26458258]. doi:10.7326/M14-1650 LinkGoogle Scholar2. Summaries for patients.. Moderate wine intake in adults with type 2 diabetes. Ann Intern Med. 2015;163:I-34. [PMID: 26457408]. doi:10.7326/P15-9031 LinkGoogle Scholar3. Braillon A. No benefit to die from cancer with healthy coronary arteries, except in France [Letter]. Am J Cardiol. 2015;116:1646-7. [PMID: 26431576] doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.09.002 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Goulden R. Moderate alcohol consumption is not associated with reduced all-cause mortality. Am J Med. 2016;129:180-186. [PMID: 26524703] doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.10.013 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Whitman IR, Pletcher MJ, Vittinghoff E, Imburgia KE, Maguire C, Bettencourt L, et al. Perceptions, information sources, and behavior regarding alcohol and heart health. Am J Cardiol. 2015;116:642-6. [PMID: 26092272] doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.05.029 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From University Hospital, Amiens, France.Disclosures: Authors have disclosed no conflicts of interest. Forms can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=L16-0014. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoEffects of Initiating Moderate Alcohol Intake on Cardiometabolic Risk in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Yftach Gepner , Rachel Golan , Ilana Harman-Boehm , Yaakov Henkin , Dan Schwarzfuchs , Ilan Shelef , Ronen Durst , Julia Kovsan , Arkady Bolotin , Eran Leitersdorf , Shoshana Shpitzen , Shai Balag , Elad Shemesh , Shula Witkow , Osnat Tangi-Rosental , Yoash Chassidim , Idit F. Liberty , Benjamin Sarusi , Sivan Ben-Avraham , Anders Helander , Uta Ceglarek , Michael Stumvoll , Matthias Blüher , Joachim Thiery , Assaf Rudich , Meir J. Stampfer , and Iris Shai Moderate Alcohol Intake and Cardiometabolic Risk in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Richard Saitz and Timothy Naimi Moderate Alcohol Intake and Cardiometabolic Risk in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Douglas G. Altman Moderate Alcohol Intake and Cardiometabolic Risk in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Richard Saitz and Timothy Naimi Moderate Alcohol Intake and Cardiometabolic Risk in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Douglas G. Altman Metrics 5 July 2016Volume 165, Issue 1Page: 68KeywordsAlcohol consumptionAlcoholsBreast cancerHeartPrevention, policy, and public healthPrimary hypertensionStrokeSuicideType 2 diabetesWine ePublished: 5 July 2016 Issue Published: 5 July 2016 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2016 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...