Moderate alcohol consumption lowers risk factors for cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal women fed a controlled diet

• Published in: The American journal of clinical nutrition Vol. 75; no. 3; pp. 593 - 599
• Main Authors: BAER, David J, JUDD, Joseph T, CLEVIDENCE, Beverly A, MUESING, Richard A, CAMPBELL, William S, BROWN, Ellen D, TAYLOR, Philip R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bethesda, MD American Society for Clinical Nutrition 01.03.2002; American Society for Clinical Nutrition, Inc
• Subjects: Aged; Alcohol; Alcohol Drinking - blood; Alcohol Drinking - metabolism; Apolipoprotein A-I - blood; Apolipoproteins B - blood; Biological and medical sciences; Blood and lymphatic vessels; Cardiology. Vascular system; Cardiopathies: etiologic forms (general aspects and miscellaneous); Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular Diseases - etiology; Cardiovascular Diseases - prevention & control; Cholesterol; Cholesterol, LDL - blood; Cross-Over Studies; Diet; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Ethanol - administration & dosage; Female; Heart; Humans; Lipids - blood; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Miscellaneous; Postmenopause; Risk Factors; Triglycerides - blood; Women; Human; Prevention; Lipemia; Ethanol; Postmenopause; Lipids; Cardiovascular disease; Female; Supplemented diet; Triglyceride; Cholesterol; Feeding

Moderate alcohol consumption (1-2 drinks/d) may decrease cardiovascular disease risk in postmenopausal women by improving lipid profiles. We measured the effect of moderate alcohol consumption on lipids and lipoproteins in postmenopausal women. Postmenopausal women (n = 51) consumed 0 (control), 15...