Simou E, et al. - Researchers assessed the magnitude of the relationship between alcohol consumption and the risk of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in adults through a systematic review and meta-analysis. They performed comprehensive searches of Medline, Embase and Web of Science to identify comparative studies of the relationship between alcohol intake and CAP between 1985 and 2017. According to the dose-response analysis, for every 10–20 g higher alcohol intake per day, there was an 8% increase in the risk of CAP. The present data indicated that alcohol consumption increases the risk of CAP. Informing individuals who drink alcohol of this risk, particularly those who consume high levels of alcohol, both in clinical contacts and through public health policy, may, therefore, help to prevent this disease.