Power Point Slides Alcohol - Meagher Lab
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J-Shaped Curves<br />
J-shaped associations between alcohol intake and adverse health<br />
outcomes, including CHD, diabetes, HTN, congestive heart<br />
failure, stroke, dementia, Raynaud’s phenomenon, and allcause<br />
mortality."<br />
O’Keefe JH et al.,"<strong>Alcohol</strong> and cardiovascular health: the razorsharp<br />
double-edged sword", Journal of the American College of<br />
Cardiology, 2007;50(11) [in press].<br />
Graphs examine only the effect of alcohol consumed, not other<br />
benefits of those documented for red wine.<br />
One "drink" contains 15 grams of alcohol (ethanol): approximately<br />
12 oz. of beer, 5 oz. of wine, 1.5 oz. 80-proof liquor, or 1 oz.<br />
100-proof liquor.