In her PhD thesis, Trine Wilkens investigates the impact of alcohol cosumption on cardiovascular disease. Drinking alcohol in moderation of 1 for women to a couple of drinks for men per day, seems to reduce the risk of cardiovascular diceases like stroke and heart diseases, and especially beneficial for the elderly population.

A moderate intake of alcohol leads to increased HDL – the good cholesterol, the managers a healthy heart, by transporting the fat cholesterol to the liver which will remove or recycle it.

Customized scientific figures in this study, help to visualize and comprehend the complexity of microbiology.

Department of Nutrition, Exercise, and Sports.
University of Copenhagen