Alcoholic Anemia

Natural Compounds Protect Red Blood Cells from Alcohol-Induced Damage

Published in Blood Weekly, March 16th, 2000

Two compounds that occur naturally in animals and people may help protect red blood cells against damage that can cause some forms of anemia, including one common in alcoholics.

When red blood cells from 30 male alcoholics were mixed with the two compounds - found in skeletal and heart muscles and in the central nervous system - the compounds prevented alcohol's assault on red blood cells, also called erythrocytes, allowing the cells to keep their typical healthy shapes. The study, published in the journal Alcohol and Alcoholism, was conducted by scientists at Ohio University and in Russia.

Anemia is a problem in chronic drinkers because...

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