The Impact of Alcoholic Beverages on Human Health

• Other Authors: Anderson, Peter (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Public health & preventive medicine; alcoholism; evolution; fermentation; frugivory; Homo; primate; yeast; alcohol; patterns of drinking; disease; mortality; dose response; monotonous; protective effects; curvilinear; alcohol control policy; injury; review; risk; morbidity; policy; intervention; public health; alcohol industry; Canada; body weight; obesity; eating dietary intake; drinking pattern; labelling; health warning labels; effectiveness; implementation; burden of disease; death; disability; infectious diseases; non-communicable diseases; injuries; global; no-alcohol products; low-alcohol products; production; consumption; health impact; gut; liver; cirrhosis; hepatocellular carcinoma; microbiome; acetaldehyde; oxidative stress; inflammation; one carbon metabolism; lipid metabolism; DNA damage; cancer; carcinogenesis; communicable diseases; HIV; tuberculosis; pneumonia; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; alcohol drinking; binge drinking; cardiovascular diseases; ischaemic heart disease; hypertension; stroke; fetal; fetal alcohol spectrum disorder; pregnancy; risk assessment; hepatotoxicity; dose-response relationship; margin of exposure; epidemiological methods; brain; addiction; n/a
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Alcohol is often perceived as an under-rated risk factor for human health. This book corrects these misperceptions and misinformation by providing up to date reviews and publications that consider the impact of alcoholic beverages on human health in the domains of toxicity, carcinogenicity, genotoxi...