Search resultsEffect of consumption of red wine, spirits, and beer on serum homocysteine
Title
Effect of consumption of red wine, spirits, and beer on serum homocysteine
Publication type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2000
Authors
Journal
Lancet
Volume
355
Issue
9214
Pagination
1522
Date published
2000
ISBN
01406736 (ISSN)
Keywords
Adult, alcohol, alcohol consumption, Alcoholic Beverages, amino acid blood level, article, beer, cardiovascular risk, clinical article, clinical trial, controlled clinical trial, controlled study, Cross-Over Studies, crossover procedure, diet, homocysteine, human, human experiment, Humans, male, Middle Aged, normal human, priority journal, pyridoxine, randomized controlled trial, vitamin B group, vitamin intake, wine
Abstract
Serum homocysteine increases after moderate consumption of red wine and spirits, but not after moderate consumption of beer. Vitamin B6 in beer seems to prevent the alcohol-induced rise in serum homocysteine.