Public Health Foundation of India, IN.
Alzaiem Alazhari University, SD.
Glob Heart. 2022 Jul 22;17(1):45. doi: 10.5334/gh.1132. eCollection 2022.
Over the past several decades, the prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) has nearly doubled, and alcohol has played a major role in the incidence of much of it. Alcohol has also been attributed in deaths due to infectious diseases, intentional and unintentional injuries, digestive diseases, and several other non-communicable diseases, including cancer. The economic costs of alcohol-associated health outcomes are significant at the individual as well as the country level. Risks due to alcohol consumption increase for most cardiovascular diseases, including hypertensive heart disease, cardiomyopathy, atrial fibrillation and flutter, and stroke. The widespread message for over 30 years has been to promote the myth that alcohol prolongs life, chiefly by reducing the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). Lack of universal advice and stringent policy measures have contributed towards increased uptake and easy availability of alcohol. The WHO has called for a 10% relative reduction in the harmful use of alcohol between 2013-2025. However, lack of investment in proven alcohol control strategies, as well as persistence of misinformation and industry interference, have hindered the efforts of public health professionals to make sufficient progress in reducing alcohol related harms and death.
在过去几十年中，心血管疾病（CVD）的患病率几乎翻了一番，而酒精在其中的大部分发病中起了主要作用。酒精也与传染病、故意伤害和意外伤害、消化系统疾病以及其他几种非传染性疾病（包括癌症）的死亡有关。酒精相关健康后果给个人和国家都带来了巨大的经济成本。对于大多数心血管疾病，包括高血压性心脏病、心肌病、心房颤动和扑动以及中风，由于饮酒而导致的风险都会增加。三十多年来，广泛传播的信息一直是宣扬酒精可以延长寿命的神话，主要是通过降低冠心病（CHD）的风险。缺乏普遍的建议和严格的政策措施导致了酒精的摄取量增加和易得性增加。世界卫生组织呼吁在 2013-2025 年期间将有害饮酒量减少 10%。然而，由于缺乏对经证实的酒精控制策略的投资，以及错误信息和行业干扰的持续存在，阻碍了公共卫生专业人员在减少酒精相关危害和死亡方面取得足够进展的努力。
