Alcohol has profound effects on nutritional status (Lieber 1982; 1988a). In chronic drinkers,
ethanol depresses the appetite, displaces other foods from the diet, and decreases the value …

Dietary ethanol (alcohol) is the most widely consumed drug worldwide. High levels of
mortality, morbidity, and social malaise are associated with abuse of alcohol, and increasing …

Excess alcohol consumption has many adverse effects on health, including an increased
risk of liver cirrhosis, gastrointestinal tract and breast cancers, high blood pressure and …

Objective To investigate whether parental social class and cognitive ability in childhood, as
well as social and psychological factors, particularly personality traits, are independently …

Apart from being a drug of dependence, alcohol has been known for many years as a cause
of some 60 different types of disease and condition, including injuries, mental and …

Objective: To determine self‐reported reasons for drinking alcohol and for changing alcohol
use in older people. Methods: Descriptive cross‐sectional study using semistructured …

Objectives To assess whether a relationship between alcohol use and health exists for older
adults before and after controlling for proxy and full indicators of socioeconomic status …

Objectives Recognition of alcohol-related health problems in the elderly is challenging.
Alcohol use also tends to be a hidden issue. The aim of this study was to examine the …

Alcohol consumption, particularly heavier drinking, is an important risk factor for many health
problems and, thus, is a major contributor to the global burden of disease. In fact, alcohol is …

Objective To examine the relationship between alcohol intake and survival in elderly people.
Design and setting A prospective study over 116 months of non‐institutionalised subjects …