Helmut Schröder, Rafael de la Torre, Ramón Estruch, Dolores Corella, Miguel Angel Martínez-González, Jordi Salas-Salvadó, Emilio Ros, Fernando Arós, Gemma Flores, Ester Civit, Magí Farré, Miguel Fiol, Joan Vila, Joaquín Fernandez-Crehuet, Valentina Ruiz-Gutiérrez, Jose Lapetra, Guillermo Sáez, María-Isabel Covas
BACKGROUND: Previously, we reported the presence of hydroxytyrosol in red wine and higher human urinary recovery of total hydroxytyrosol than that expected after a single red wine intake. We hypothesized that the alcohol present in wine could promote endogenous hydroxytyrosol generation. OBJECTIVE: The objective was to assess the relation between alcohol consumption and urinary hydroxytyrosol concentrations. DESIGN: This was a cross-sectional study with baseline data from a subsample of the PREvención con DIeta MEDiterránea (PREDIMED) trial, an intervention study directed at testing the efficacy of the Mediterranean diet on the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease...
November 2009: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition