Alcohol: Nutrition and Health Inequalities

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Abstract

Alcohol-use disorders are common in all developed countries and are more prevalent in men than women, with lower but still substantial rates in developing countries [1, 2]. Although rates of these disorders are lower in the Mediterranean countries (e.g. Greece, Italy and Israel) and higher in northern and eastern Europe (e.g. Russia and Scandinavia), they are responsible for a large proportion of the health-care burden in almost all populations [1, 2].

Keywords

Alcohol Nutritional status Socio-economic profile Oxidative stress Tryptophan metabolism Vitamins 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Centre for Health Services StudiesUniversity of KentSurreyUK
  2. 2.Centre for Health Services Studies, Darwin collegeUniversity of KentCanterburyUK

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