What Is the Relationship Between Alcohol and Cholesterol?

Regarding wine, most people believe that wine, especially red wine, has the effect of increasing high-density lipoprotein levels and has a protective effect on coronary heart disease. And hard liquor is more harmful to the human body. Although drinking can increase high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, it is not recommended that patients with low-level high-density lipoprotein cholesterol use drinking as their treatment option. Because drinking alcohol increases serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, it also increases serum triglyceride levels.

Drinking and lipid metabolism

Regarding wine, most people believe that wine, especially red wine, has the effect of increasing high-density lipoprotein levels and has a protective effect on coronary heart disease. And hard liquor is more harmful to the human body. Although drinking can increase high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, it is not recommended that patients with low-level high-density lipoprotein cholesterol use drinking as their treatment option. Because drinking alcohol increases serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, it also increases serum triglyceride levels.
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Drinking and lipid metabolism
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Effect on blood high-density lipoprotein levels
(According to Xinmin Evening News) The influence of alcohol consumption on blood lipid metabolism mainly includes the following two aspects:
First, the effect of drinking on blood high-density lipoprotein levels. Alcohol contains alcohol, which can have a series of effects on liver metabolism. Many studies have shown that alcohol can increase serum high-density lipoprotein, cholesterol (HDL-C) levels and their subcomponent high-density lipoprotein 2-cholesterol (HDL2-C) levels. HDL2-C has the function of transporting cholesterol from surrounding tissue cells to the liver for catabolism and excretion. The exact mechanism by which drinking alcohol can increase plasma high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol is unknown, and most of them are thought to be related to the activity of alcohol on lipoprotein esterase that promotes the synthesis and metabolism of high-density lipoprotein in the liver.
Second, the effect of drinking on blood triglyceride levels. In addition to providing more calories, alcohol can stimulate the release of fatty acids from adipose tissue, increase the synthesis of triglycerides and very low density lipoproteins (VLDL) in the liver, and slow the clearance of VLDL and chylomicrons from the blood, causing blood glycerol. Triester levels increased.
In addition, the effects of alcohol consumption on serum total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein, only a few reports have observed that drinking alcohol can slightly decrease serum total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol levels.
A small amount of alcohol can improve lipid metabolism, prevent arteriosclerosis, and reduce the incidence of coronary heart disease. Research from Harvard Medical School in the United States shows that drinking less than 50 grams of alcohol per day can reduce serum low-density lipoprotein levels, increase high-density lipoprotein levels, prevent lipid deposition, and reduce coronary heart disease mortality. The Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of Harbin Medical University in China has studied the effect of quantitative drinking on human lipid metabolism, and found that regardless of age, the level of HDL in the drinking group was significantly higher than that in the non-drinking group, and it was proved that drinking can reduce the incidence of coronary heart disease , The amount of alcohol to 20-30 grams a day is better.
Drinking a lot of alcohol can inhibit lipoprotein esterase activity, increase the synthesis of very low density lipoproteins in the liver, slow down the clearance of very low density lipoproteins in the blood, increase triglyceride levels, and accelerate atherosclerosis. Heavy drinking can also directly damage liver cells and cause liver cirrhosis. And can stimulate the gastrointestinal mucosa causing erosion, bleeding, and even canceration. If a large amount of alcohol is consumed to make the alcohol concentration in the blood reach 0.4%, coma will occur, which may be life-threatening in severe cases. Therefore, only moderate drinking can be beneficial to the body. Otherwise, excessive alcohol consumption will endlessly hurt.

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