Health Risks & Benefits of Alcohol - Internet Links
 

• Alcohol, Wine & Heart Disease
  American Heart Association's position on cardivascular risks and benefits associated with drinking alcohol is summarized at this AHA website.
  (Added: Thu May 27 2004)

• Diabetes & Alcohol
  Alcohol is everywhere - when the family gathers, at cookouts, after the softball game, at parties. "What will you have?" someone asks. If you have diabetes, what do you say? A Fact Sheet provided by American Diabetes Association.
  (Added: Fri Jun 04 2004)

• Drinking Alcohol During Pregnancy - Fact Sheet
  March of Dimes recommends that pregnant women do not drink any alcohol—including beer, wine, wine coolers and hard liquor— throughout their pregnancy and while nursing. In addition, because women often do not know they are pregnant for a few months, women who may be pregnant or those who are attempting to become pregnant should abstain from alcoholic beverages.
  (Added: Thu Jun 03 2004)

• Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
  Pregant women should NOT drink alcohol atall. Illustration highlighting the areas of the brain that can be damaged in utero by maternal alcohol consumption.
  (Added: Thu May 27 2004)

• Health Risk & Benefits of Alcohol Consumption
  An excellent summary report on the health risks and benefits of alcohol published in 2000 by scientists at U.S. National Institutes of Health.
  (Added: Fri May 21 2004)

• Interactive Body - Effects of Alcohol
  Virtually every organ in the body is affected by alcohol. The Interactive Body presentation shows alcohol's effect on organ function.
  (Added: Sat Jun 05 2004)