Wine everyday? Hmmmm...maybe not a good idea

[Jay]

http://www.msn.com/en-us/health/med...heart-bigger-not-better/ar-BBwbZeR?li=BBnbfcL

 

[Vince]

Jay, thanks good post on wine.

 

[Jay Cutler]

Can't take wine every day, but I know that my ancestry do it every day))

 

[TMI]

But if your HDL is low and goes up to "heart healthy" levels with alcohol consumption, do you really worry about a possible tiny increase in left atrium diameter that might lead to afib? Also, this was published in the journal of the association that considers the following diet "heart healthy":

"...the American Heart Association recommends eating a dietary pattern that emphasizes fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy products...."

http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/Cholesterol/PreventionTreatmentofHighCholesterol/Lifestyle-Changes-and-Cholesterol_UCM_305627_Article.jsp

From last month's Journal of Hypertension:

Light to moderate alcohol consumption has been consistently associated with lower risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) among a wide variety of population groups including men and women, those with hypertension, diabetes and heart disease. Alcohol has been associated with increases in HDL cholesterol and lower risks of diabetes. It is felt that this is one important mechanism by which alcohol could lower the risk of heart disease.

J Hypertens. 2016 Sep;34 Suppl 1:e534. doi: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000501470.31462.55

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27643266