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Friday, 11 August 2017 09:52
Mediterranean drinking pattern can lower risk of falls in elderly
The current prospective study shows that both moderate drinking and a Mediterranean diet are associated with a lower number of falls and a lower risk of falls in older Spanish adults. Spanish epidemiologists examined the association between certain patterns of alcohol consumption, including the Mediterranean drinking pattern (MDP), and the risk of falls in older adults. The community-dwelling individuals (age ≥60 years) were followed up for an average of 3.3 years. The MDP was defined as moderate consumption of alcoholic…
Friday, 11 August 2017 09:48
Moderate consumption of alcoholic beverages beneficial for patients with Coronary Artery Disease
Moderate consumption of alcoholic beverages has been associated with cardiovascular protection. Few studies, however, evaluated the relationship between alcohol consumption and severity of coronary artery disease. A group of Brazilian and Spanish researchers carried out a cross-sectional study with patients undergoing coronary angiography. It was shown that moderate consumption of alcoholic beverages (here moderate was defined as less than 15 g of ethanol/day for women and less than 30 g of ethanol/day for men) was related to a lower coronary…
Friday, 11 August 2017 09:43
Drinking patterns matter for diabetes prevention
A Danish prospective study attempted to investigate the association between drinking patterns and diabetes risk. The results indicated that frequent moderate drinking is associated with the lowest diabetes risk. Moderate consumption of alcoholic beverages has been shown to be inversely associated with diabetes, but so far, little is known about the role of drinking patterns. Danish scientists examined the association between alcohol drinking patterns and diabetes risk in men and women from the general Danish population. The analysis included 28,704…
Friday, 11 August 2017 09:32
Cardiovascular protection with wine and virgin olive oil
For the first time, an association between a polyphenol metabolite, homovanillyl alcohol (present in virgin olive oil and wine and typical of a Mediterranean diet) and a lower risk of cardiovascular disease and total mortality in elderly individuals was shown. Hydroxytyrosol is a polyphenol present in two key components of the traditional Mediterranean diet: virgin olive oil (VOO) and wine. Hydroxytyrosol and its related phenolic compound tyrosol represent 70–80 % of the total polyphenol VOO content. In addition, hydroxytyrosol and…
Monday, 03 July 2017 12:13
Moderate consumption of alcoholic beverages combined with a responsible drinking pattern can lower risk of coronary heart disease
This prospective study showed a lower risk of coronary heart disease among Chinese adults who consumed alcoholic beverages moderately up to 5 days per week. To investigate whether drinking patterns have an effect on coronary heart disease (CHD), Chinese researchers followed 8,469 Chinese men aged 45-81 years, who were free of CHD, stroke, or cancer at baseline for 4.4 years. After adjusting for possible confounding factors, the results showed that consuming 20-40 g of ethanol per drinking occasion was associated…