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MEDICC Review 2011; 13 (4)

Alcohol: Friend or foe?

González RA

Language: English
References: 18
Page: 50-51
PDF size: 41.76 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Popular belief has it that alcohol, particularly red wine, protects against atherosclerosis and associated cardio- and cerebrovascular conditions. That presumption motivates this paper, which describes the mechanisms underlying the J-shaped risk curve for alcohol use, with benefits for vascular disease risk at low consumption levels and harmful effects—both directly on the user and indirectly on the bystander—at higher levels. The importance of further exploring alcohol use in patients with cardiovascular risk factors and of intervening to modify non-social use of alcohol to prevent serious adverse health consequences is also addressed.


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