Describe the ways that light daily alcohol use can be beneficial for cardiovascular functioning.
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: Alcohol use increases high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels. Alcohol reduces pro-inflammatory cellular signaling that contributes to the thickening of artery walls. Alcohol administration disrupts blood platelets from bonding together to form clots. Alcohol administration causes blood clots to separate by causing the activation of plasmin.
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