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Alcohol Use
Gender and dietary fatty acids influence drinking-induced liver damage
June 9th, 2005
Maintaining safe limits of alcohol intake can mean different things, as females are more susceptible to liver injury at much lower doses than their male counterparts and, as a result, may suffer more extensive liver disease if they drink the same amount as a man. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center used animal models to analyze the differences in liver injury between the sexes due to chronic alcohol ingestion, using two diets that vary in carbohydrate and fatty acid content. One diet contained fish oil while the other contained a mixture of vegetable oils. They reported their findings on May 17, 2005, at...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-06-09)
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