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Moderate alcohol consumption: effects on lipids and cardiovascular disease risk
1Department of Biochemistry, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands.VANTOL@BC1.FGG.UER.NL
Current Opinion in Lipidology
|February 15, 2001
Abstract:
Light to moderate alcohol consumption is associated with a reduced risk of coronary heart disease, as well as ischaemic stroke and possibly type 2 diabetes. Epidemiological and physiological data are in favour of a causal relationship. Proposed protective mechanisms include the stimulation of HDL-mediated processes such as reverse cholesterol transport and antioxidative effects. More well-controlled studies are needed to provide a complete understanding of the complexity of the underlying physiological mechanisms.