Effects of moderate beer consumption on health and disease: A consensus document

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 443-467

  de Gaetano, G ^a   Costanzo, S ^a   Di Castelnuovo, A ^a   Badimon, L ^b   Bejko, D ^c   Alkerwi, A ^c   Chiva Blanch, G ^b   Estruch, R ^d   La Vecchia, C ^e   Panico, S ^f   Pounis, G ^a   Sofi, F ^g,h   Stranges, S ^c   Trevisan, M ⁱ   Ursini, F ^j   Cerletti, C ^a   Donati, M B ^a   Iacoviello, L ^a  

^a IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

^b HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

^c LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Luxembourg)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^h IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

ⁱ CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Alcohol; Beer; Cancer; Cardiovascular disease; Liver disease; Polyphenols; Public health; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; POLYPHENOL;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; BEER; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; WINE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANIMAL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONSENSUS; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DOSE RESPONSE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PROGNOSIS; PROTECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALS; BEER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONSENSUS; DEMENTIA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHANOL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; POLYPHENOLS; PROGNOSIS; PROTECTIVE FACTORS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84964597656     PISSN: 09394753     EISSN: 15903729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2016.03.007     Document Type: Review

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