[Peelod]

Note that Pentney's article only deals with cells in the cerebellum. The morphological effect on the cerebral cortex, site of rational thought, is not mentioned.

Diabetics should be aware of the # of calories in alcoholic beverages. 4 oz. of red wine = ~70 kcal.

On the rare occasions that I do go on a bender, it is usually with chocolate.

I never drink beer.

On 11/11/04, LDL=67.7, Chol=121, TG=130, HDL=31, HbA1C=5.9.

Would NA beer help the HDL?

[neverdem]

Note that Pentney's article only deals with cells in the cerebellum. The morphological effect on the cerebral cortex, site of rational thought, is not mentioned.

Yes, I thought that was a peculiar oversight. I also thought she should have mentioned as an aside the peripheral neuropathy that heavy drinkers can also suffer.

Would NA beer help the HDL?

Relationships between alcoholic beverages and cardiovascular risk factor levels in middle-aged men, the PRIME Study. Prospective Epidemiological Study of Myocardial Infarction Study.

I entered non-alcoholic beer AND HDL in to PubMed's search function. The above citation is one of the two found. I entered NA beer AND HDL and found nothing. When I entered non-alcoholic beer the first two articles out 30+ mentioned the possible beneficial effects of the non-alcoholic ingredients in beer. You're wellcome to try your luck. It's not a search with a quick yield. Let me know if you find anything.