Researchers at the University of Navarra are launching a clinical trial to evaluate the health impacts of moderate alcohol consumption. The study involves 10,000 participants aged 50 to 75, assigned to either moderate drinkers or abstainers over four years. Funded by a €2.4 million grant, the trial aims to clarify contradictory health guidelines regarding alcohol. Participants will complete health surveys and attend meetings, contributing to understanding whether moderate drinking is beneficial, neutral, or harmful in older adults.
The research, funded by a €2.4 million grant via the European Research Council, will track 10,000 people aged 50 to 75 divided into two groups: moderate drinkers and abstainers.
Participants will be tracked for the next four years to determine whether moderate alcohol consumption is beneficial, neutral, or harmful to health.
Policymakers and clinicians are perplexed on how to reduce alcohol harms in drinkers due to contradictory guidelines concerning alcohol consumption and health outcomes.
Most nonrandomized studies found lower all-cause mortality and other beneficial outcomes in moderate drinkers than in abstainers among subjects over 50, despite potential biases.
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