Is alcohol consumption more healthy for certain people and in different amounts? How might you explain these differences using a visual diagram or representation?
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Moderate consumption of alcohol has anti-inflammatory effects but heavy consumption elevates proinflammatory cytokines. The evidence is strong that moderate alcohol consumption lowers the risk of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality. Numerous studies report a J shaped curve with the lowest risk of mortality occurring at moderate levels of alcohol use (the bottom of the J) followed by slightly higher mortality associated with abstinence (the beginning of the J) and then a sharply elevating mortality rate with heavy alcohol consumption (the stem of the J). The lowered risk of cardiovascular disease at moderate doses may be in part due to alcohol's low dose ability to reduce inflammation, raise HDL, and counteract blood clotting tendencies. For women, even one drink a day can slightly elevate the risk of breast cancer, so women who are already at higher breast cancer risk due to family history or other factors should not drink alcohol.
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