What are currently thought to be the health benefits associated with moderate alcohol consumption?
• Moderate drinkers tend to live longer than nondrinkers (and those who drink heavily)
• Associated with decreased risk for:
o cardiovascular disease (dose-dependent increases in HDL-cholesterol levels; dose-dependent decreases in triglycerides; anti-inflammatory effect)
o strokes (decreases levels of fibrinogen, which promotes blood clot formation; increases levels of an enzyme that dissolves blood clots)
o gallstones
o age-related memory loss
o type 2 diabetes (increases insulin sensitivity ? lowering blood glucose)
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