Harvard School of Public Health

According to a recent study, frequent, moderate consumption of alcoholic beverages offers significant cardiovascular benefits, coauthors of the study argue in the following viewpoint. Men who drank one serving of an alcoholic beverage at least three times a week experienced the greatest reduction in risk of coronary disease. Further, the coauthors contend that alcohol’s influence on the body is short-lived. Thus, infrequent drinking, while still beneficial, does not offer the greatest protection. The coauthors are from the Harvard School of Public Health, which is research-based and advances the public’s health through learning, discovery, and communication.

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1. According to the editors, how long did the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) study last"
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