Influence of chronic alcohol abuse on body weight and energy metabolism: Is excess ethanol consumption a risk factor for obesity or malnutrition?

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 244, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 387-395

  Addolorato, G ^a,b   Capristo, E ^a   Greco, A V ^a   Stefanini, G F ^b,c   Gasbarrini, G ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c Civic Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Body composition; Energy expenditure; Ethanol; Fat mass; Fat free mass; Indirect calorimetry; Substrate oxidation rate

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; ITALY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ABDOMEN; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY WEIGHT; BREATH TESTS; CALORIMETRY, INDIRECT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION DISORDERS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031763620     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.1998.00381.x     Document Type: Article

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