Effects of Red Wine on Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Humans

University Hospital, Linkoeping44 enrolled

Overview

Fifty healthy human subjects are randomized to not to consume any alcohol at all or to drink 1 glass of red wine/day for women or 2 glasses for men for three months. Outcomes are changes in mood, blood lipids, insulin levels, markers of inflammation and effects on liver and body composition.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Healthy Subjects

Interventions

red wineDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

intake of red wine on a daily basis

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 25 YearsMax age: 70 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * healthy subjects * 25 years of age and older Exclusion Criteria: * alcoholic first degree relatives

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

effects on laboratory variables, mood and body composition

changes in mood, blood lipids, insulin levels, markers of inflammation and effects on liver and body composition.

Time frame: 3 months

Secondary Outcomes

effects on liver fat amount

Time frame: 3 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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