Abstract
Background and aims
To analyse the association of moderate beer consumption on the blood lipid profile
in healthy Spanish adults.
Methods and results
The study had an intervention longitudinal design in which each subject established
their own control with a previous wash-out phase. After a 30-day alcohol abstinence
period, 57 healthy volunteers were submitted to a daily moderate intake of beer for
30 days. Serum total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, triacylglycerols, GOT, GPT, GGT and
glucose values, as well as blood erythrocytes, haemoglobin, haematocrit and MCV levels,
together with anthropometric parameters were determined at the beginning of the study
(baseline levels) (a), after 1 month of alcoholic abstinence (b) and after 1 month of moderate beer consumption (c). Dietary intake was assessed twice by a 7-day
dietary record.
HDL-cholesterol, erythrocytes, haematocrit and MCV levels increased significantly
(p < 0.05) after moderate beer consumption in women. In men, a decrease in HDL-cholesterol
levels was observed after alcohol abstention. Haematocrit and MCV counts also increased
significantly (p < 0.05) in men after moderate beer consumption. There were no dietary changes during
the study.
Conclusion
In healthy Spanish adults, the effects of moderate beer consumption during 1 month were associated with favourable changes on the blood lipid profile.
Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: November 02, 2007
Accepted:
March 29,
2007
Received in revised form:
March 26,
2007
Received:
November 7,
2006
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