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Title
Drink to your health?
Publication type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2003
Authors
Journal
Scientific American
Volume
288
Issue
2
Pagination
74 - 81
Date published
2003
ISBN
00368733 (ISSN)
Keywords
alcohol, Alcohol Drinking, Alcohols, article, beer, blood, blood clotting, Blood Coagulation, cardiovascular disease, Cardiovascular Diseases, cardiovascular system, Cholesterol, Cholesterol, HDL, Cholesterol, LDL, coronary artery disease, Coronary Disease, Coronary heart diseases (CHD), Diseases, drinking behavior, Ethanol, fibrinogen, health promotion, high density lipoprotein cholesterol, human, Humans, insulin resistance, low density lipoprotein cholesterol, Proteins, wine
Abstract
The affects of alcohol on the health of heart were studied. The results indicated that drinking in small to moderate amounts decreased the risk of dying from coronary heart disease (CHD) by almost one third. The moderate drinking also decreased the risk of ischemic stroke and gallstones.