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Tuesday, 28 February 2017 14:33
Older light drinkers with lowest risk of stroke
This study investigated the relationship between alcohol consumption and risk of stroke among older adults. Few studies have examined the health implications of alcohol consumption for older adults, however, there is some evidence that moderate intake of alcoholic beverages is also linked with a lower mortality at older ages. The current study examined the relationship between the consumption of alcoholic beverages among older adults and their risk of stroke. 27 265 black and white US adults with an average age…
Tuesday, 28 February 2017 14:30
Does binge drinking increase atherosclerosis risk?
The findings of this review indicate that binge drinking is associated with a higher risk of high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease in middle-aged and older adults. The binge drinking pattern among young adults may also be related to future cardiovascular disease risk in older age. The majority of research data on the drinking pattern has concluded that while truly moderate drinking may have favorable effects on most types of cardiovascular disease (CVD), heavy drinking and specially heavy episodic drinking…
Thursday, 15 December 2016 11:41
High fiber intake can ease breast cancer risk associated with alcohol consumption
The results of the large prospective EPIC study suggest that dietary fiber can modulate the risk of breast cancer for women who consume alcoholic beverages moderately. Alcohol intake has been related to an increased risk of breast cancer (BC) while a diet rich in dietary fiber has the opposite effect. To investigate the role of dietary fiber as a modifying factor of the association between alcohol intake and BC, data from the EPIC study (European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and…
Thursday, 15 December 2016 11:19
Light and moderate drinkers may have a lower risk of ischemic stroke
This meta-analysis indicates that the intake of alcoholic beverages has divergent effects on the stroke types: moderate drinking reduced the risk of ischemic stroke and was not associated with hemorrhagic stroke subtypes whereas heavy drinking was clearly linked to an increased risk of all stroke types, especially for hemorrhagic strokes. Whether light-to-moderate consumption of alcoholic beverages is protective against stroke, and whether this association differs by stroke type, is controversial. Swedish researchers conducted a meta-analysis to summarize the evidence from…
Thursday, 15 December 2016 11:18
Excessive consumption of alcoholic beverages is associated with lower glycated hemoglobin
On the one hand, moderate consumption of alcoholic beverages has been associated with a lower risk of diabetes, on the other hand, the results of the current study suggest that excessive drinking decreases the HbA1c level and might thus interfere with the diagnosis of diabetes and pre diabetes. Glycated Hemoglobin (HbA1c) is a measure to identify the three-month average plasma glucose concentration and is used for the diagnosis of pre-diabetes and diabetes. Since few studies have investigated the clinical significance…