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C-Reactive Protein
Ethonol has independent effect on hs-CRP levels in women
September 1st, 2005
Ethonol, and not the type of beverage consumed, has an independent effect on hs-CRP levels in women. "Although cross-sectional studies have shown an inverse or U-shaped relation between alcohol consumption and plasma concentration of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), the associations between specific types of alcoholic beverages-beer, wine, and liquor-and hs-CRP concentrations are less clear," noted investigators from Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. "Plasma concentrations of hs-CRP were measured in 11,815 participants in the Women's Health Study who had never used postmenopausal hormones." "Alcohol intake was measured...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-09-01)
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