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- Title
Alcohol: friend or foe?
- Authors
González, Ricardo A
- 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.
- Publication
MEDICC review, 2011, Vol 13, Issue 4, p50
- ISSN
1527-3172
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.37757/MR2011V13.N4.10