Atherosclerosis

Atherogenic effects of alcohol use outweigh benefits in young people

Published in Proteomics Weekly, April 11th, 2005

Atherogenic effects of alcohol use seen in young people outweigh improvements in lipoprotein levels and other possible benefits, researchers say.

"It is unclear to what extent the apparently beneficial cardiovascular effects of moderate alcohol consumption are mediated by protection against atherosclerosis," said M.J. Pletcher and colleagues, University of California, San Francisco.

To assess this, they measured "alcohol consumption, coronary heart disease risk factors, and coronary calcification (a marker of atherosclerosis) ...during 15 years of follow-up in the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study (1985-2001)."

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Source: Proteomics Weekly (2005-04-11)

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