Nutrition for Health, Fitness & Sport 10th Edition by Melvin Williams ,Dawn Anderson,Eric Rawson

Exercise 5

Increasing research suggests that moderate alcohol consumption, or "low risk" drinking, may reduce the risk of CHD and all-cause mortality. All of the following, except which, are hypothesized to contribute to this reduced risk?
A) a relaxation effect and reduced anxiety
B) decreased platelet aggregability (decreased possibility of blood clots)
C) increased blood flow to the brain
D) reduced caloric intake, induced weight loss, and prevented metabolic syndrome
E) an increase in HDL-cholesterol