Marcos, AscensiónSerra-Majem, LluísPérez-Jiménez, FranciscoPascual, VicenteTinahones, Francisco JoséEstruch, Ramón2022-12-122022-12-122021-03-09Marcos A, Serra-Majem L, Pérez-Jiménez F, Pascual V, Tinahones FJ, Estruch R. Moderate Consumption of Beer and Its Effects on Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health: An Updated Review of Recent Scientific Evidence. Nutrients. 2021 Mar 9;13(3):879http://hdl.handle.net/10668/4484There is growing interest in the potential health-related effects of moderate alcohol consumption and, specifically, of beer. This review provides an assessment of beer-associated effects on cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors to identify a consumption level that can be considered "moderate". We identified all prospective clinical studies and systematic reviews that evaluated the health effects of beer published between January 2007 and April 2020. Five of six selected studies found a protective effect of moderate alcohol drinking on cardiovascular disease (beer up to 385 g/week) vs. abstainers or occasional drinkers. Four out of five papers showed an association between moderate alcohol consumption (beer intake of 84 g alcohol/week) and decreased mortality risk. We concluded that moderate beer consumption of up to 16 g alcohol/day (1 drink/day) for women and 28 g/day (1-2 drinks/day) for men is associated with decreased incidence of cardiovascular disease and overall mortality, among other metabolic health benefits.enAtribución 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/AlcoholModerate drinkingMortalityDiabetesObesityOsteoporosisEtanolMortalidadDiabetes MellitusObesidadConsumo de alcoholMedical Subject Headings::Persons::Persons::Age Groups::AdultMedical Subject Headings::Health Care::Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation::Quality of Health Care::Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms::Statistics as Topic::Probability::Risk::Risk FactorsMedical Subject Headings::Diseases::Cardiovascular DiseasesMedical Subject Headings::Anatomy::Cardiovascular SystemMedical Subject Headings::Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::HumansMedical Subject Headings::Information Science::Information Science::Data Collection::Vital Statistics::Morbidity::IncidenceMedical Subject Headings::Diseases::Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases::Metabolic DiseasesMedical Subject Headings::Persons::Persons::Age Groups::Adult::Middle AgedMedical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Epidemiologic Study Characteristics as Topic::Epidemiologic Studies::Cohort Studies::Longitudinal Studies::Prospective StudiesMedical Subject Headings::Psychiatry and Psychology::Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms::Behavior::Drinking Behavior::Alcohol DrinkingMedical Subject Headings::Technology and Food and Beverages::Food and Beverages::Beverages::Alcoholic Beverages::BeerMedical Subject Headings::Psychiatry and Psychology::Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms::Behavior::Health BehaviorMedical Subject Headings::Information Science::Information Science::Data Collection::Vital Statistics::MortalityMedical Subject Headings::Diseases::Endocrine System Diseases::Diabetes MellitusMedical Subject Headings::Phenomena and Processes::Physiological Phenomena::Body Constitution::Body Weights and Measures::Body Size::Body Weight::Overweight::ObesityMedical Subject Headings::Technology and Food and Beverages::Food and Beverages::Beverages::Alcoholic Beveragesreview article33803089open access10.3390/nu130308792072-6643PMC8001413