Moderate alcohol consumption and levels of antioxidant vitamins and isoprostanes in postmenopausal women
European Journal of Clinical NutritionPublished 15 September 2004Open access
Terryl J. Hartman, David J. Baer, LeRae Graham, W L Stone, Elaine W. Gunter, Carol E. Parker
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Moderate alcohol consumption increases some biomarkers of oxidative stress in postmenopausal women, including α-tocopherol and isoprostane, which may serve as a biomarker for conditions favorable to carcinogenesis.
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These results suggest that moderate alcohol consumption increases some biomarkers of oxidative stress in postmenopausal women.
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