date:May 03, 2016
adhesion of inflammatory cells to the vessel wall, and limits the activation of platelets, the cell particles responsible for blood clotting.
One of the most important alterations caused by regular alcohol consumption is an increase in levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, or the good cholesterol. One to two drinks per day of any alcohol type have been shown to increase HDL cholesterol by about 12%. This extra HDL cholesterol can then serve to remove some of the bad cholesterol