… CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS This review clearly indicates 3 major facts: 1) heavy alcohol
consumption … a causal one; 2) reductions in alcohol consumption can result in decreases in BP as …

… The result is a lower blood alcohol level, which also may impact consequences for the …
assessing the clinical implications of alcohol consumption definitions. The definition of "excessive" …

… alcohol consumption. This article reviews the impact of alcohol use on different systems and
organs, … available evidence regarding its medical implications. It examines current basic and …

… use, there is little consensus on what craving for alcohol … what is its true relationship to
alcohol use. This chapter reviews … in craving for alcohol and the clinical implications of evidence …

… , and at times its clinical effects can be subtle. Whilst there is no typical clinical pattern for
an individual’s progression from excessive drinking to alcohol dependence, there are certain …

… Viral hepatitis, excessive alcohol consumption, and … More than 40% of the world’s adult
population consumes alcohol, … disease should be a relatively frequent clinical situation. Data from …

… However, it is clear that excess alcohol intake proportionally increases the amount of visceral
… and heavy alcohol use seem to have similar effects on the distribution of adipose tissue. …

… of studies are investigating the effects of alcohol use in healthy athletes, few studies have
evaluated the long-term impact of chronic heavy alcohol consumption on muscle function. In …

… is beneficial relative to abstention, particularly that moderate alcohol consumption confers
a … the injurious effect of heavy alcohol use. However, results on benefits of drinking must be …

… of alcohol use and problems … problems. Those factors possibly associated with higher
risk status of lesbians are identified, as are gaps in the literature, and implications for clinical …