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does drinking beer and alcohol raise cholestral

Sent to Health Experts April 17, 2006 5:50 p.m.

i've changed my diet but my cholestral count has gotten higher. could it be from drinking beer.

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changed diet. no eggs no bacon no hamburgers

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April 17, 2006 6:13 p.m. (23 minutes and 57 seconds later)

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Probably not the alcohol. Quite the opposite actually! In some studies, alcohol has been shown to raise the good cholestrol levels, and the American Heart Association recommends 1-2 glasses of alcohol per day to lower the chances of heart disease:

http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4488

As with everything, moderation is the key. In the link I sent you it also lists the negatives of too much alcohol.

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