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Alcohol, Nutrition, and Health Consequences pp 429–437Cite as

Alcohol, Diet, and Their Interaction in Colorectal and Urinary Tract Tumors

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Since the intoxicating effects of the fermented products of plant foods were discovered – probably in the Paleolithic or even at earlier times – alcoholic drinks have been largely consumed by humans [1]. Ancient records and art from Babylon, Mesopotamia and Egypt, and other early civilizations indicate that the use of alcohol as a beverage, medicine, and ceremonial drink was common [2]. Alcoholic beverages have been some of the few socially and legally permissible drugs in most societies – except for Muslims – and its use has even been recommended as a food or “tonic” for the sick and the children [3]. However, it is important to take into account that nowadays, about 21 % all deaths worldwide from disease or trauma are attributable to alcoholic drink abuse [4].

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  1. School of Nutrition, Center for Research and Studies on Culture and Society, National Council of Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET), National University of Cordoba, AV. General Paz 154-2º Piso-Cordoba, Córdoba, 5000, Argentina

    María Marta Andreatta B.S., Ph.D.

  2. Department of Histology, Health Sciences Research Institute (INICSA-CONICET), National University of Cordoba, Los Encantos- Ruta C45- Falda del Carmen-5187, Córdoba, 5000, Argentina

    Aldo R. Eynard M.D., M.S., Ph.D.

  3. School of Nutrition, Health Sciences Research Institute (INICSA-CONICET), National University of Cordoba, Los Encantos- Ruta C45- Falda del Carmen-5187, Córdoba, 5000, Argentina

    Alicia Navarro M.S., Ph.D.

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Andreatta, M.M., Eynard, A.R., Navarro, A. (2013). Alcohol, Diet, and Their Interaction in Colorectal and Urinary Tract Tumors. In: Watson, R., Preedy, V., Zibadi, S. (eds) Alcohol, Nutrition, and Health Consequences. Nutrition and Health. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-047-2_33

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