• DOI:10.1017/S0007114507838049
Corpus ID: 9092007

Moderate alcohol consumption and the immune system: A review

@article{Romeo2007ModerateAC,
  title={Moderate alcohol consumption and the immune system: A review},
  author={J. Romeo and J. W{\"a}rnberg and E. Nova and L. D{\'i}az and S. G{\'o}mez-Mart{\'i}nez and A. Marcos},
  journal={British Journal of Nutrition},
  year={2007},
  volume={98},
  pages={S111 - S115}
}

• J. Romeo, J. Wärnberg, +3 authors A. Marcos
• Published 2007
• Medicine
• British Journal of Nutrition

Increasing evidence suggests that light to moderate amounts of polyphenol-rich alcoholic beverages like wine or beer could have health benefits. Scientists have long debated the effects of alcohol on immune function, showing on the one hand, that high doses of alcohol consumption can directly suppress a wide range of immune responses, and that alcohol abuse is associated with an increased incidence of a number of infectious diseases. On the other hand, moderate alcohol consumption seems to have… Expand

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