Alcohol and Health: Standards of Consumption, Benefits and Harm - a Review

Isabela Maria MONTEIRO Vieira, Brenda Lohanny PASSOS Santos, Denise SANTOS Ruzene, Tomáš Brányik, José António Teixeira, João Batista E de Almeida Silva and Daniel PEREIRA Silva
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Isabela Maria MONTEIRO Vieira: Center of Exact Sciences and Technology, Federal University of Sergipe, Sergipe, Brazil
Brenda Lohanny PASSOS Santos: Center of Exact Sciences and Technology, Federal University of Sergipe, Sergipe, Brazil
Denise SANTOS Ruzene: Center of Exact Sciences and Technology, Federal University of Sergipe, Sergipe, Brazil
Tomáš Brányik: Department of Biotechnology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
José António Teixeira: Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
João Batista E de Almeida Silva: Department of Biotechnology, Engineering School of Lorena, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Daniel PEREIRA Silva: Center of Exact Sciences and Technology, Federal University of Sergipe, Sergipe, Brazil

Czech Journal of Food Sciences, 2018, vol. 36, issue 6, 427-440

Abstract: In order to establish a clear limit between protective and harmful effects of alcohol consumption, it is necessary to define patterns of consumption. However, there is no universally recognized quantitative classification for patterns of consumption by alcohol doses. This is because the pattern of alcohol consumption does not only describe how much alcohol was consumed, but also takes into account a number of boundary conditions. This review deals with variabilities in the definitions of standard alcohol doses and patterns of alcohol consumption. These terms are being discussed with respect to the benefits and harms associated with alcohol consumption as well as the risks intrinsic to studies of such a complex phenomenon as the effect of alcoholic beverages on human health.

Keywords: abuse; alcoholic beverages; human health; moderate drinking; patterns of consumption; standard dose (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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