Download or read book Alcohol and Wine in Health and Disease written by Dipak Kumar Das and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The papers in this volume examine the potential health benefits of mild-to-moderate alcohol consumption, especially red wine, in the prevention of coronary heart disease. Additional studies, examine the health risks associated with excessive alcohol intake. The mechanisms of cardioprotection are examined by basic and clinical researchers and cardiovascular scientists involved in research on free radicals, oxidative stress, radiation, and antioxidants. These state-of-the-art papers aim to shed new light on the mechanism of alcohol-mediated cellular protection.