Cardiovascular Disease

Moderate alcohol consumption reduces risk in postmenopausal women

Published in Women's Health Weekly, May 2nd, 2002

Women's risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) rises after menopause due to unfavorable changes in lipid profiles, brought on by the loss of the protective effect of endogenous estrogens.

In a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Bauer and coworkers compared serum lipid concentrations in a group of postmenopausal women after they had consumed moderate amounts of alcohol over eight weeks, concluding that alcohol decreases CVD risk in this group by improving the levels of several different blood lipids.

The 51 women who participated in the study averaged 60 years old, were all healthy, were not taking hormone replacement...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2002-05-02)

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