… This relative organ specificity, coupled with the high energy content of ethanol (each …
metabolism, may result in a displacement, by ethanol, of up to 90% of the liver's normal metabolic …

… In conclusion, the action of alcohol on lipid metabolism is complex and seems to be dose- …
of alcohol (less than 60 to 70 g/d) seems to be without any adverse effects on energy metabo…

… Our finding pointed to a metabolic adaptation as well: increased capacity of the alcoholic liv
er to inactivate and excrete … Another side effect is energy waste. Mi crosomal activity requires …

… 59 This article reviews the effects of alcohol on energy metabolism and body weight, and …
The discussion is limited to moderate alcohol consumption. Heavy alcohol consumption is …

… The concomitant production of energy, in the form of ATP (adenosine trirjhosphate), may
form the basis of the belief that alcohol provides energy, and may also explain why alcoholics …

… Protein turnover studies in alcohol misusers are, however, … data examining the effects of
alcohol on protein metabolism is … chronically and acutely, alcohol causes reductions in skeletal …

… These effects are aggravated by the lack … metabolic state of the hepatocyte and the inability
of ethanol, unlike other major sources of energy, to be stored in the liver or to be metabolized …

… metabolism of alcohol (ethanol) and discusses the factors that regulate this oxidation.
Understanding pathways of alcohol … Depending on the nutritional, hormonal, energetic status, the …

… energy value (7.1 kcal/g). Therefore, substantialuse of alcohol has profound effects on … in
the diet because of thehigh-energy content of alcoholic beverages [Figure1 (see color insert)] or …

… metabolism. This led us to hypothesize that PUFA deficiency could reverse consequences of
alcohol consumption on energy metabolism… the occurrence of alcohol-related mitochondrial …