Health Issues Related to Alcohol Consumption. This item is unavailable.Health Issues Related to Alcohol Consumption

While the scientific literature contains extensive investigations on the health consequences of excessive alcohol consumption, this landmark book focuses on the effects on health of moderate consumption. This timely and thorough review provides significant insight into the impact on human health of alcoholic beverages, which have been consumed for millennia and are part of the culture and lifestyles everywhere. Thirty-two eminent scientists-from Europe and the United States examine the available epidemoilogic and clinical data. Working in nine panels, these experts thoroughly appraise what we know and, equally important, what needs further study about alcohol and its effects on a wide range of biomedical conditions. Their findings will be welcomed as a milestone in alcohol-health studies.