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Laboratory test based assessment of WHO alcohol risk drinking levels
By eboursLow-risk thresholds for alcohol use differ across various national guidelines. To assess the novel WHO risk drinking levels in light of alcohol-sensitive common laboratory tests, we analysed biomarkers of liver status, inflammation and lipid profiles from a population-based survey of individuals classified to abstainers and different WHO risk drinking levels defined in terms of mean alcohol consumption per day. The study included 22,327 participants aged 25-74 years from the National FINRISK Study. Data on alcohol use, health status, diet, body weight and lifestyle (smoking, coffee consumption and physical activity) were recorded from structured interviews. Alcohol data from self-reports covering the past 12 months were used to categorize the participants into subgroups of abstainers and WHO risk drinking categories representing low, moderate, high and very high risk drinkers. Serum liver enzymes (GGT, ALT), C-reactive protein (CRP) and lipid profiles were measured using standard laboratory techniques. Alcohol risk category was roughly linearly related with the occurrence of elevated values for GGT, ALT and CRP. Alcohol drinking also significantly influenced the incidence of abnormalities in serum lipids. Significantly higher odds for abnormal GGT, ALT and altered lipid profiles remained in alcohol drinkers even after adjustment for age, waist circumference, physical inactivity, smoking and coffee consumption. A more systematic use of laboratory tests during treatment of individuals classified to WHO risk drinking categories may improve the assessment of alcohol-related health risks. Follow-ups of biomarker responses may also prove to be useful in health interventions aimed at reducing alcohol consumption.
- Research
- Alcohol
- Alcohol Consumption
- Drinking
- Health
- Public Health
- Universities
- aged
- Risk
- WHO
- Alcohol Drinking
- Light
- Diet
- Incidence
- Age
- Interviews
- Health Status
- Waist CIrcumference
- Nutrition
- Self Report
- Smoking
- Body Weight
- Survey
- Statistics
- Guidelines
- Inflammation
- Liver
- Lipids
- Finland
- Abnormalities
- Coffee
- Health Services
- CReactive Protein
- Biomarkers
- WIC AH
- WIC drinking patterns
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No safe level of alcohol consumption - Implications for global health
By eboursThere is no available abstract for this article.
Grape or grain but never the twain? A randomized controlled multiarm matched-triplet crossover trial of beer and wine
By eboursBackground: Alcohol-induced hangover constitutes a significant, yet understudied, global hazard and a large socio-economic burden. Old folk wisdoms such as "Beer before wine and you'll feel fine; wine before beer and you'll feel queer" exist in many languages. However, whether these concepts in fact reduce hangover severity is unclear.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of the combination and order of beer and wine consumption on hangover intensity. Methods: In this multiarm, parallel randomized controlled matched-triplet crossover open-label interventional trial, participants were matched into triplets and randomly assigned according to age, gender, body composition, alcohol drinking habits, and hangover frequency. Study group 1 consumed beer up to a breath alcohol concentration (BrAC) >/=0.05% and then wine to BrAC >/=0.11% (vice versa for study group 2). Control group subjects consumed either only beer or only wine. On a second intervention day (crossover) >/=1 wk later, study-group subjects were switched to the opposite drinking order. Control-group subjects who drank only beer on the first intervention received only wine on the second study day (and vice versa). Primary endpoint was hangover severity assessed by Acute Hangover Scale rating on the day following each intervention. Secondary endpoints were factors associated with hangover intensity.
Results: Ninety participants aged 19-40 y (mean age 23.9), 50% female, were included (study group 1 n = 31, study group 2 n = 31, controls n = 28). Neither type nor order of consumed alcoholic beverages significantly affected hangover intensity (P > 0.05). Multivariate regression analyses revealed perceived drunkenness and vomiting as the strongest predictors for hangover intensity.
Conclusions: Our findings dispel the traditional myths "Grape or grain but never the twain" and "Beer before wine and you'll feel fine; wine before beer and you'll feel queer" regarding moderate-to-severe alcohol intoxication, whereas subjective signs of progressive intoxication were confirmed as accurate predictors of hangover severity. This trial was prospectively registered at the Witten/Herdecke University Ethics Committee as 140/2016 and retrospectively registered at the German Clinical Trials Register as DRKS00015285
Reference/Source
Kochling,J.; Geis,B.; Wirth,S.; Hensel,K.O.
Grape or grain but never the twain? A randomized controlled multiarm matched-triplet crossover trial of beer and wine
Am.J Clin.Nutr, 2019, 109,2: 345-352.
Alcohol Consumption and Risky Drinking Patterns among College Students from Selected Countries of the Carpathian Euroregion
By eboursReduction of excessive alcohol consumption still remains a significant challenge to the actions in the scope of public health of European citizens. The aim of this study is to present the prevalence of alcohol consumption and to estimate the occurrence of risky drinking among college students from the Polish, Slovak, Romanian, and Ukrainian parts of the Carpathian Euroregion, taking social contexts into account. The consumption of alcohol was estimated on the basis of the respondents' statements regarding the quantity and frequency of their consumption of beer, wine, and vodka. The study included people from the first year of undergraduate studies. The analysis used the Chi-square independence test and odds ratios (ORs). There were significant differences in the frequency of alcohol consumption, as well as the individual types consumed, among the respondents from the analyzed countries. Of the examined college students, 70% admit to occasional drinking. The pattern of dangerous alcohol consumption occurs in the case of approximately every seventh person. Risky drinking occurs with much greater frequency among male students rather than their female counterparts. In Romania, a very small percentage of female students engage in risky drinking. The analysis did not show statistically significant differences in the frequency of risky drinking between countries. The coexistence of other adverse health behaviors, such as smoking and alcohol abuse, was confirmed.
Reference/Source
Zadarko-Domaradzka,M.; Barabasz,Z.; Sobolewski,M.; Niziol-Babiarz,E.; Penar-Zadarko,B.; Szybisty,A.; Zadarko,E.
Alcohol Consumption and Risky Drinking Patterns among College Students from Selected Countries of the Carpathian Euroregion
Biomed.Res.Int. 2018
Faster escalation from first drink to first intoxication as a risk factor for binge and high-intensity drinking among adolescents
By eboursINTRODUCTION: Age of first drink is a key risk factor for adolescent high-risk alcohol use. The current study examined whether speed of escalation from first drink to first intoxication is an additional risk factor, and whether these two factors are associated with binge and high-intensity drinking among adolescents.
METHODS: Data collected in 2005-2017 from a nationally-representative sample of 11,100 U.S. 12th grade students participating in the Monitoring the Future study were coded to indicate grade of first drink, grade of first intoxication, and speed of escalation from first drink to first intoxication. Logistic regression models estimated bivariate and multivariable odds of past 2-week binge (5+ drinks in a row) and high-intensity (10+ drinks in a row) drinking in 12th grade.
RESULTS: Of those who reported intoxication by 12th grade, almost 60% reported first drunkenness in the same grade in which they first drank. The likelihoods of 12th grade binge and high-intensity drinking were significantly associated with both grade of first drink and speed of escalation to intoxication. Past two-week high-intensity drinking prevalence was 17.4% among those with immediate (same-grade) escalation from first drink to first intoxication; 15.8% among those with a 1-grade delay, and 12.6% among those with a 2+ grade delay to intoxication.
CONCLUSIONS: The majority of students escalate quickly from having their first drink to being intoxicated for the first time. Both earlier age of first drink and a faster escalation from first drink to first intoxication are important indicators of binge and high-intensity drinking risk among adolescents.
Correlates of alcohol consumption among Germans in the second half of life. Results of a population-based observational study
By ebours- Research
- Adult
- Alcohol
- Alcohol Consumption
- Drinking
- Health
- Methods
- Universities
- aged
- Risk
- Stress
- Germany
- Affect
- Mental Health
- Male
- Gender
- Income
- Young Adult
- Time
- Drinking Behavior
- Adolescent
- Behavior
- Health Services Research
- Economics
- Socioeconomic Factors
- adolescent
- alcohol
- alcohol consumption
- methods
- Aged
- gender
- Health Services
- economics
- Self Efficacy
- WIC AH
- WIC drinking patterns
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Should I drink responsibly, safely or properly? Confusing messages about reducing alcohol-related harm
By ebours- Friends
- Research
- Adult
- Alcohol
- Drinking
- Epidemiology
- Health
- Methods
- Public Health
- Universities
- Alcohol Drinking
- Female
- Humans
- Age
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Government
- Survey
- Health Promotion
- Young Adult
- Australia
- Adolescent
- Friend
- Victoria
- Marketing
- Tobacco
- Water
- Harm Reduction
- Industry
- New South Wales
- Wales
- adolescent
- alcohol
- age
- epidemiology
- methods
- survey
- Health Knowledge
- Attitudes
- Practice
- government
- friend
- Risk-Taking
- Terminology
- Public Opinion
- Internet
- Government Regulation
- Communication
- public health
- WIC AH
- WIC drinking patterns
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- Surveys and Questionnaires
- Comprehension
Personality Traits Related to Binge Drinking: A Systematic Review
By ebours- Alcohol
- Alcohol Consumption
- Drinking
- Health
- Universities
- Risk
- Prevention
- Review
- Risk Factors
- Spain
- Binge Drinking
- Adolescent
- Psychology
- Longitudinal Studies
- Genetics
- Sensation
- Personality
- Decision Making
- adolescent
- alcohol
- alcohol consumption
- review
- binge drinking
- prevention
- Emotions
- psychology
- genetics
- Anxiety
- WIC AH
- WIC drinking patterns
- AH
- A
High-Intensity Drinking Versus Heavy Episodic Drinking: Prevalence Rates and Relative Odds of Alcohol Use Disorder Across Adulthood
By eboursHeavy episodic drinking and alcohol-related injuries: An open cohort study among college students
By ebours- Adult
- Alcohol
- Drinking
- Epidemiology
- Health
- Methods
- Public Health
- Universities
- Analysis
- Risk
- Women
- Alcohol Drinking
- Female
- Humans
- Risk Factors
- Population
- Incidence
- Cohort Studies
- Ethanol
- Age
- Male
- Odds RAtio
- Spain
- Multivariate Analysis
- Young Adult
- Injuries
- Psychology
- Statistics & Numerical Data
- Cannabis
- Students
- Wounds And Injuries
- alcohol
- age
- epidemiology
- methods
- women
- analysis
- Odds Ratio
- psychology
- statistics & numerical data
- injuries
- Wounds and Injuries
- public health
- WIC AH
- WIC drinking patterns
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