چكيده فارسي :
«يَسْئَلُونَكَ عَنِ الْخَمْرِ وَ الْمَيْسِرِ قُلْ فيهِما إِثْمٌ كَبيرٌ وَ مَنافِعُ لِلنَّاسِ وَ إِثْمُهُما أَكْبَرُ مِنْ نَفْعِهِما»؛ اي پيغمبر درباره‌ي شراب و قمار از تو ميپرسند بگو در آنها گناهي بزرگ و سودهايي براي مردم است و گناهانشان از سودشان فراتر است (1).
قرنها است كه درباره‌ي رابطه‌ي سلامت و مصرف الكل و ميزان بي‌ضرر آن براي سلامت بحث شده است. اگرچه تمام اديان آسماني به‌ويژه دين مبين اسلام مصرف آن را نهي كردهاند، آمار جهاني از افزايش مصرف الكل در تمام جوامع به‌ويژه در بين زنان و جوانان حكايت دارد.
چكيده لاتين :
Oh, Prophet! They ask you about wine and gambling. Tell them that they are
great sins and also have some benefits for people; and their sins exceed their
profit (1).
Over the past centuries, people have discussed the association between
health and alcohol drinking. They have talked about the amount of alcohol
that is harmless for humans. Although all religions, especially Islam, have
forbidden the use of alcohol, global statistics indicate a rise in alcohol
consumption, especially among women and young people, in all societies.
The global commerce of alcohol has a significant financial turnover; thus, it
is tried to justify alcohol consumption even through presenting scientific
evidence or intangible encouragement. Even in some academic articles or
books, a specific amount of alcohol is recommended for curing some
diseases for example, it is recommended that the elderly drink wine to
protect their heart. Therefore, many people (even the religious ones) ask
physicians whether, for instance, kidney stone can be disposed through
drinking alcohol.
The important questions are whether drinking alcohol exacerbate
diseases and whether there is a useful dosage for using alcohol.
This questions were thoroughly addressed in a paper which was based on
a global experienced and published in one of the most credible academic
journals (The Lancet) in the fall (2). This study is significant because it
encompasses almost all countries (195 countries). Furthermore, the data
were collected for more than a quarter of a century in various environments,
followed by conducting scientific and systematic analyses. Additionally,
over 10000 scientists and researchers in the area of health were involved in
carrying out this project.
