OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of moderate alcohol consumption on the acute phase proteins C-reactive protein and fibrinogen. DESIGN: Randomized, diet-controlled, cross-over study. SETTING: The study was performed at TNO Nutrition and Food Research, Zeist, The Netherlands. SUBJECTS:Ten middle-aged men and 10 postmenopausal women, all apparently healthy, non-smoking and moderate alcohol drinkers, were included. One women dropped out because of a treatment-unrelated cause. The remaining 19 subjects finished the experiment successfully. INTERVENTIONS: Men consumed four glasses and women consumed three glasses of beer or no-alcohol beer (control) with evening dinner during two successive periods of 3 weeks. The total diet was supplied to the subjects and had essentially the same composition during these 6 weeks. Before each treatment there was a 1 week washout period to compensate for possible carry-over effects. RESULTS:Plasma C-reactive protein and fibrinogen levels were decreased by 35% (P=0.02) and 12.4% (P< or =0.001), respectively, after 3 weeks' consumption of beer, as compared to no-alcohol beer consumption. CONCLUSIONS:Moderate alcohol consumption significantly decreased plasma C-reactive protein and fibrinogen levels. An anti-inflammatory action of alcohol may help explain the link between moderate alcohol consumption and lower cardiovascular disease risk. SPONSORSHIP: Dutch Foundation for Alcohol Research (SAR).
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of moderate alcohol consumption on the acute phase proteins C-reactive protein and fibrinogen. DESIGN: Randomized, diet-controlled, cross-over study. SETTING: The study was performed at TNO Nutrition and Food Research, Zeist, The Netherlands. SUBJECTS: Ten middle-aged men and 10 postmenopausal women, all apparently healthy, non-smoking and moderate alcohol drinkers, were included. One women dropped out because of a treatment-unrelated cause. The remaining 19 subjects finished the experiment successfully. INTERVENTIONS:Men consumed four glasses and women consumed three glasses of beer or no-alcohol beer (control) with evening dinner during two successive periods of 3 weeks. The total diet was supplied to the subjects and had essentially the same composition during these 6 weeks. Before each treatment there was a 1 week washout period to compensate for possible carry-over effects. RESULTS: Plasma C-reactive protein and fibrinogen levels were decreased by 35% (P=0.02) and 12.4% (P< or =0.001), respectively, after 3 weeks' consumption of beer, as compared to no-alcohol beer consumption. CONCLUSIONS: Moderate alcohol consumption significantly decreased plasma C-reactive protein and fibrinogen levels. An anti-inflammatory action of alcohol may help explain the link between moderate alcohol consumption and lower cardiovascular disease risk. SPONSORSHIP: Dutch Foundation for Alcohol Research (SAR).
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