Open AccessWINE CONSUMPTION IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH A DECREASED RISK OF ALCOHOLIC CIRRHOSIS IN HEAVY DRINKERS
Author(s) -
Sandra Pelletier
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
alcohol and alcoholism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.747
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1464-3502
pISSN - 0735-0414
DOI - 10.1093/alcalc/37.6.618
Subject(s) - alcoholic liver disease , cirrhosis , medicine , wine , alcohol consumption , epidemiology , alcohol , environmental health , gastroenterology , fatty liver , alcohol intake , heavy drinking , disease , poison control , injury prevention , food science , biology , biochemistry
While it was thought that all alcoholic beverages share a similar liver toxicity when drunk at a high level, recent epidemiological surveys have suggested that wine drinking might decrease the risk of alcoholic cirrhosis in heavy drinkers. Therefore, we performed a study aiming to analyse the type and the intake levels of alcoholic beverages in heavy drinkers according to the severity of the liver disease.
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