TY - JOUR
T1 - Increased Susceptibility of Women to Alcohol
T2 - Is Beer the Reason?
AU - Nanji, Amin A.
AU - French, Samuel W.
PY - 1985/2/28
Y1 - 1985/2/28
N2 - To the Editor: The increase in alcoholic liver disease among women has caused much speculation about whether they may be more susceptible than men to the hepatotoxic effects of alcohol. Women are at a greater risk for the development of cirrhosis if their daily alcohol intake exceeds 20 g, whereas men are at risk at a much higher intake of 60 g per day.1 The reasons why women may be more prone to the hepatotoxic effects of alcohol have recently been reviewed2 and include differences in body composition, immunologic response, and possibly different drinking habits. We investigated the possibility that.
AB - To the Editor: The increase in alcoholic liver disease among women has caused much speculation about whether they may be more susceptible than men to the hepatotoxic effects of alcohol. Women are at a greater risk for the development of cirrhosis if their daily alcohol intake exceeds 20 g, whereas men are at risk at a much higher intake of 60 g per day.1 The reasons why women may be more prone to the hepatotoxic effects of alcohol have recently been reviewed2 and include differences in body composition, immunologic response, and possibly different drinking habits. We investigated the possibility that.
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U2 - 10.1056/NEJM198502283120915
DO - 10.1056/NEJM198502283120915
M3 - Letter
C2 - 3969125
AN - SCOPUS:0021970746
SN - 0028-4793
VL - 312
SP - 585
JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
IS - 9
ER -