[Prevention of cardiovascular disease and fermented alcoholic beverages. Reality or fiction?]

[Prevention of cardiovascular disease and fermented alcoholic beverages. Reality or fiction?]
Nutr Hosp. 2019 Jul 26;:
Authors: Sacanella Anglés I, Casas Rodríguez R, Viñas Esmel E, Castro Barquero S, Sacanella Meseguer E
Abstract
A large evidence-based reports a J-shaped association among moderate alcohol consumption and cardiovascular health. Low-moderate alcohol intake has been related to lower all-cause mortality (20%) and ischemic heart events (40%) compared to abstainers. The dose that is allegedly beneficial varies between 10-20 gr/day for women and men respectively. Moreover, the drinking pattern seems to be significant in order to get healthy effects. Moderate alcohol consumption hinders atherogenesis by several mechanisms mainly improving lipid profile and reducing thrombogenesis. Nevertheless, it is still unclear whether high-polyphenol alcoholic beverages, such as wine and beer, confer a greater cardiovascular protection than spirits, which have much less polyphenol content.
PMID: 31368340 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Nutricion Hospitalaria - July 25, 2019 Category: Nutrition Authors: Sacanella Anglés I, Casas Rodríguez R, Viñas Esmel E, Castro Barquero S, Sacanella Meseguer E Tags: Nutr Hosp Source Type: research