Search resultsMeasuring the burden-current and future research trends: Results from the NIAAA expert panel on alcohol and chronic disease epidemiology
Title
Measuring the burden-current and future research trends: Results from the NIAAA expert panel on alcohol and chronic disease epidemiology
Publication type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2013
Authors
Journal
Alcohol Research: Current Reviews
Volume
35
Issue
2
Pagination
250 - 259
Date published
2013
ISBN
21683492 (ISSN)
Keywords
Alcohol burden, alcohol consumption, Alcohol-Related Disorders, Alcoholism, article, Biomedical Research, cancer, cardiovascular disease, Cardiovascular Diseases, cerebrovascular accident, Chronic Disease, Clinical trials, Cognition Disorders, cognitive defect, Cost of Illness, diabetes, diabetes mellitus, Eating behaviors, epidemiology, Expert Testimony, expert witness, feeding behavior, Genetic factors, human, Humans, liver disease, Liver Diseases, medical research, national health organization, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (U.S.), neoplasm, Neoplasms, NIAAA Expert Panel on Alcohol and Chronic Disease Epidemiology, research, Risk Factors, stroke, United States
Abstract
Alcohol has a significant impact on health and well-being, from the beneficial aspects of moderate drinking to the detrimental effects of alcoholism. The broad implications of alcohol use on public health have been addressed through a wide range of epidemiological and clinical studies, many of which are described in this issue of Alcohol Research: Current Reviews. Where chronic disease is involved, alcohol use can be a risk factor that not only affects the onset of various chronic diseases but also exacerbates the ongoing extent and severity of those diseases. Lifestyle choices and genetic influences also contribute to, or help to alleviate, that risk.