Moderate Alcohol Consumption Against Heart Disease

Rejekine. Those who drink alcohol are not excessive (about one drink a day or more or less), 14-25% more to get less heart disease than those who drank no alcohol at all, according to research led by Professor William Ghali from the University of Calgary, published today in the British Medical Journal.



The first paper, led by Paul Ronksley from the University of Calgary stressed that balance is needed between the public message that says that consuming large amounts of alcohol is bad for you, and the other message that is not excessive alcohol drinking can benefit health.

The paper led by Dr partners. Susan Brien, also from the University of Calgary, found that moderate consumption of alcohol (in the size of one drink a day or 15 g of alcohol per day for women and the range of 30 g of alcohol per day for men) was good for health. They say that the amount of alcohol was significantly increased circulating levels of good cholesterol in the body and this has a protective effect against heart disease.

Brien and his colleagues said that their study strengthens the case that there is a causal relationship between alcohol consumption and reduction of heart disease.

The makers of both papers acknowledge that a number of previous studies concluded that moderate alcohol consumption has been associated with decreased cardiovascular disease. However, they said that the research had been already expired and need new material. Professor Ghali said that the research done by his team is the most comprehensive to date.

Ghali and his colleagues look back on 84 studies of alcohol consumption and heart disease. They compared alcohol drinkers with non-drinkers and their results are associated with heart disease, death from heart disease, stroke incidence and mortality due to stroke.

In a study partner, O'Brien and his colleagues look back on 63 studies and investigate alcohol consumption with physical signs for heart disease such as cholesterol, levels of inflammation, fat cells and blood vessel conditions. They also assessed the effect of type of alcohol consumed as wine, beer and spirits).

Interestingly, research conducted by Brien concluded that the content alkoholah that provides health benefits and not the type or types of alcoholic beverages (wine, beer or spirits) are taken.

Professor Ghali concluded that the debate between the impact of alcohol on heart disease should now be centered on how to integrate this evidence into clinical practice and public health messages.

He added "with the current public health messages may have the urge to communicate better to the public that alcohol consumption is not excessive to have overall health benefits that exceed risks on a group of patients. The strategy therefore needs to be accompanied by proper study and the impact of errors. "