Benefits and Risks of Moderate Alcohol Consumption on Cardiovascular Disease: Current Findings and Controversies

Chiva‐Blanch, Gemma; Badimon, Lina

doi:10.3390/nu12010108

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“…Interestingly, those who did not drink alcohol at all reported smaller mental health scores compared to those who maintained their frequency of alcohol intake. This outcome tends to support previous empirical studies (German & Walzem, 2000;Kaplan, Palmer & Denke, 2000;Chiva-Blanch & Badimon, 2020) confirming a positive influence of moderate alcohol intake on health. Also shedding light on this finding is the gradual growth in empirical research evidence indicating that wine, beer and other alcoholic beverages have properties that protect the individual against cardiovascular diseases and cognitive disorders (German & Walzem, 2000;Lindberg et al, 2008).…”

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“…Also shedding light on this finding is the gradual growth in empirical research evidence indicating that wine, beer and other alcoholic beverages have properties that protect the individual against cardiovascular diseases and cognitive disorders (German & Walzem, 2000;Lindberg et al, 2008). Even so, researchers (Kaplan et al, 2000;Chiva-Blanch & Badimon, 2020) have warned that excessive consumption of alcohol increases the risk of disease. This being so, an increase in the frequency of alcohol intake can cause a major public health concern, especially for those forced into social isolation owing to the spread of an infectious disease such as COVID-19.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Short-term changes in behaviors resulting from COVID-19-related social isolation and their influences on mental health

Asiamah

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Mends-Brew

et al. 2020

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Withdrawing from social activities abruptly can be associated with anxiety and mental health struggles, but this behavior is unavoidable when an infectious disease such as Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) is spreading. With many governments taking to social distancing protocols, short-term changes in behaviors and their influences on health are expected. This study adopted a correlational research approach to assess the behavioral outcomes of the social distancing protocols and its influences on mental health. An online survey hosted by Survey Monkey was utilized to collect data from residents of three cities under a COVID-19 mandatory lockdown. A total of 621 surveys were analyzed using descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression analysis, with a sensitivity analysis utilized to select potential covariates for the final regression model. Findings indicate that reduced physical activity time, increased sedentary behavior time, and a change in sexual activity and smoking frequency are some short-term changes in behavior resulting from social isolation during the lockdown. An increase in sedentary behavior made a negative influence on mental health (β = -0.85; t = -46.76, p = 0.000). The only change in behavior that has a positive influence on mental health is substance use. For the most part, changes in behaviors in the short-term attributable to COVID-19 social isolation were associated with lower mental health scores. Our findings imply that COVID-19 social distancing measures should be rolled out alongside public education programs for discouraging unhealthy changes in behaviors.

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Short-term changes in behaviors resulting from COVID-19-related social isolation and their influences on mental health

Asiamah

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Mends-Brew

et al. 2020

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“…Wine is an alchemy with unique properties, having a rich and original composition in terms of known polyphenols and antioxidants [35][36][37][38][39]. The alcohol content varies among different types of wines, being 14% for red wine and 11% for white wine, a much lower content than spirits (approximately 35%) [40][41][42][43]. In addition to ethanol, the polyphenol content in wine can provide a greater protective effect on health [44][45][46].…”

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“…In addition to ethanol, the polyphenol content in wine can provide a greater protective effect on health [44][45][46]. While red wine has a high concentration of bioactive compounds, the content in white wine is lower and is practically negligible in distilled beverages (liquors and spirits) [40].…”

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Wine Intake in the Framework of a Mediterranean Diet and Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases: A Short Literature Review of the Last 5 Years

2020

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Dietary habits are a determining factor of the higher incidence and prevalence of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs). In the aim to find a possible preventive and intervention strategy, the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) has been proposed as an effective approach. Within the MedDiet, moderate wine consumption with meals is a positive item in the MedDiet score; however, recent studies have reported a dose-response association between alcohol consumption and higher risk of a large number of NCDs. This review aimed to evaluate the association between NCDs and wine consumption in the framework of the MedDiet, with a simple review of 22 studies of the highest-level literature published over the last five years. We found that the information regarding the effects of wine in different health outcomes has not varied widely over the past five years, finding inconclusive results among the studies evaluated. Most of the literature agrees that light to moderate wine intake seems to have beneficial effects to some extent in NCDs, such as hypertension, cancer, dyslipidemia and dementia, but no definitive recommendations can be made on a specific dose intake that can benefit most diseases.

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“…The dose of alcohol intake seems important. Chronic heavy drinking is well-known to have a detrimental impact on most major CV diseases, but the CV bene ts of low-moderate alcohol consumption are still being questioned and may have been overestimated [27]. Less is best could be the good message for DD patients regarding alcohol consumption.…”

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Cardiovascular Risk Profile in Dupuytren’s Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Mathieu¹,

Pereira²,

Dutheil³

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Background. Patients with Dupuytren’s disease (DD) may have a higher cardiovascular (CV) risk because of association with diseases with a higher recognized CV risk, such as diabetes. However, DD is not always linked to these diseases; therefore, it seems relevant to assess the CV profile in DD.Methods. We performed a systematic literature review up to April 2020. Differences between DD patients and controls were expressed as standardized mean differences using the inverse-variance method or as odds ratios (ORs) using the Mantel-Haenszel method. Results. We obtained 51 references corresponding to 112,900 DD patients and 2,383,177 controls. We found a higher risk of death (OR=1.72 [95%CI:1.37-2.16]) and CV death (118/974 DD patients vs. 372/3948 controls; OR=1.33 [95%CI:1.07-1.66]) among DD patients compared to controls. DD patients were more often diabetic (OR=3.44 [95% CI:2.69-4.38]). In 17 studies of the general population, the incidence of diabetes was 17.5% among DD patients (11.7-24.2%). DD patients were older, and more often men or alcohol drinkers. The percentage of smokers and levels of blood pressure or total cholesterol were not different among DD patients and controls. No difference was found in triglycerides, but the risk of obesity was significantly lower in DD patients.Conclusions. We found a higher CV risk in DD but not a higher prevalence of CV risk factors, except diabetes. This may be due to the predominance of men or greater number of alcohol drinkers or diabetics. Management of CV risk is important in patients with DD, including research on alcohol consumption or diabetes.

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Benefits and Risks of Moderate Alcohol Consumption on Cardiovascular Disease: Current Findings and Controversies

Cited by 118 publications

References 143 publications

Short-term changes in behaviors resulting from COVID-19-related social isolation and their influences on mental health

Short-term changes in behaviors resulting from COVID-19-related social isolation and their influences on mental health

Wine Intake in the Framework of a Mediterranean Diet and Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases: A Short Literature Review of the Last 5 Years

Cardiovascular Risk Profile in Dupuytren’s Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

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