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Tuesday, 30 May 2023 21:56
Effects of red wine consumption
The authors of this review state that a strong controversy persists regarding the effects of moderate red wine consumption and health. Guidelines for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and cancers discourage any consumption of alcoholic beverages, but several studies have demonstrated that low red wine intake may have positive effects on CVD risk. In their review, they assessed the effect of red wine on: antioxidant status, cardiovascular function, coagulation pathway and platelet function, endothelial function and arterial stiffness, hypertension,…
Tuesday, 30 May 2023 21:53
Moderate consumption: consistently lower inflammation markers, even with variable study designs,
Chronic low-grade inflammation (inflammation that fails to resolve or is continuously triggered) can negatively affect tissues and organs over time. It is observed in many chronic non communicable diseases, from obesity to type 2 diabetes mellitus, non-alcoholic fatty liver to cardiovascular disease. While excessive consumption of alcoholic beverages tends to promote the inflammatory process, quite a few studies found lower levels of inflammatory markers with light to moderate consumption of alcoholic beverages. However, is this association "real"? Acute inflammation is…
Thursday, 27 April 2023 14:45
Meta analysis on total mortality and drinking- Evidence-based science or ideology?
Researchers at the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (*) published a new meta analysis about the effects of various levels of alcohol consumption on all-cause mortality and concluded that drinking less than two standard drinks per day (<25g/d) was not associated with protection against heart disease or contributed to a longer life expectancy. Thus, disputing the well-established J curve and that wine is protective against heart disease. Main findings The current meta-analysis of 107 cohort studies involving more than…
Thursday, 27 April 2023 11:51
Is the intake of wine/alcoholic beverages associated with body weight changes?
The current prospective study examined the contradictory relation between the intake of alcoholic beverages with waist circumference (WC) and body weight (BMI). Alcoholic beverages provide calories, and reducing the consumption is often used as an argument not to put on extra body weight. An increasing trend in energy consumed from alcoholic beverages coupled with increases in waist circumference (WC) and body weight (BMI) have been reported in the US over the past two decades. But when you examine the scientific…
Thursday, 30 March 2023 14:45
Changes in the consumption of alcoholic beverages and risk of dementia in a an Asian population
Cognitive dysfunction eventually leads to a loss of independence that becomes a burden on families and society, as the individuals require more intense care and often institutionalisation. In the later stages, the cognitive impairment associated with dementia will create total dependency and thus, dementia is one the major causes of disability and disability burden overall among older adults globally (WHO 2023). Since so far there is no cure, identifying those factors, which are associated with preserving the cognitive function could…