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Alcohol and The Heart
Author(s) -
Nicoll Rachel,
Henein Michael Y.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
alcoholism: clinical and experimental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.267
H-Index - 153
eISSN - 1530-0277
pISSN - 0145-6008
DOI - 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2011.01584.x
Subject(s) - wine , ethnic group , alcohol , binge drinking , alcohol consumption , medicine , disease , diabetes mellitus , heart disease , type 2 diabetes , food science , environmental health , endocrinology , chemistry , biochemistry , political science , law
Alcohol consumption and disease or mortality display a J‐shaped curve, with moderate amounts of alcohol being more protective than abstention, binge drinking, or heavy drinking. Red wine appears to be particularly protective for cardiovascular disease and associated conditions such as type 2 diabetes. There are, however, controversies concerning the effect of red wine on hypertension, in which there may be significant gender and ethnic differences. Overall, it seems that both ethanol and the polyphenols in red wine may contribute to the protective effect.