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More Great Links

• American Heart Association: Alcohol, Wine and Cardiovascular Disease
• BBC NEWS: A little alcohol 'can be healthy" -- Jan. 9, 2008.
• High-Triglycerides.com: Alcohol and Triglycerides

Sources

• "Alcohol Consumption Raises HDL Cholesterol Levels by Increasing the Transport Rate of Apolipoproteins A-I and A-II." Circulation 2000. http://www.circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/102/19/2347
• "Alcohol and Triglycerides." High-Triglycerides.com. http://www.high-triglycerides.com/herbal-remedies/high-triglycerides/alcohol-and-triglycerides
• "Alcohol, Wine and Cardiovascular Disease." American Heart Association. http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4422
• "Drink lowers blood pressure risks." BBC NEWS. Jan. 2, 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6203255.stm
• "A little alcohol 'can be healthy.'" BBC NEWS. Jan. 9, 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7177506.stm
• "Moderate Alcohol Good for Feminine Hearts." HeartZine. May 26, 2007. http://www.heartzine.com/575-Moderate-Alcohol-Good-for-Feminine-Hearts.html