Section last updated January 6, 2012
The liver and alcohol
Genes modify the risk of liver disease among alcoholics (Jan 2012)
Liver disease is less prevalent than cancer and cardiovascular diseases as cause of death in heavy drinkers (Jan 2012)
Social class and changes in mortality from liver cirrhosis over the 20th century
Greater than moderate alcohol intake increases the risk of liver cirr
hosis
(Oct 2010)
Body mass index and risk of liver cirrhosis in middle aged UK women: prospective study
Drinking patterns, dependency and life-time drinking history in alcohol-related liver disease
The liver - a complex diagnosis by Helena Conibear
Alcohol, liver enzymes and risk for type 2 diabetes
Resveratrol prevents fat accumulation in livers of alcoholic mice
Modest wine drinking may decrease non alcoholic fatty liver disease
‘Liver holiday’ may benefit drinkers
Drug 'may reverse liver disease'
Drinking coffee may be related to a reduced risk of developing the liver disease alcoholic cirrhosis
Alcohol abuse can jeopardise transplants
Alcohol may have a greater effect on women's livers
Patterns of Drinking and Liver Disease
The Liver and Genetics Seminar Review
By Dr Bernard Dixon OBE
Drink a Little, Eat a Little, And Nurture Your Liver
By Harvey E. Finkel, M.D
Who gets Alcoholic Liver Disease: Nature or Nurture?
Body weight, alcohol consumption and liver enzyme activity
Genetic and acquired factors that influence individual susceptibility to alcohol-associated liver disease
Alcohol and regeneration of the liver
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