A large study, covering nearly 10,000 patients in Germany and published in the Annals of Epidemiology and quoted in Medwire News, revealed that alcohol consumed in moderation may facilitate the elimination of Helicobacter pylori. In the study, a significant inverse dose-response relationship was seen between serum GGT levels and H. pylori seropositivity, but only in alcohol drinkers not in abstainers. In addition, when looking at the association depending on the type of alcohol consumed, significant dose-response relationships between H. pylori seropositivity and both current and lifetime alcohol consumption were observed for those who only drank wine or mixed alcohol. Furthermore, individuals who had a lifetime consumption of only beer showed less of an association with H. pylori seropositivity compared with those who had a lifetime consumption of only wine or mixed alcohol. No significant association was found between current beer consumption and H. pylori seropositivity.