Search resultsAlcohol consumption and hormonal alterations related to muscle hypertrophy: A review
Title
Alcohol consumption and hormonal alterations related to muscle hypertrophy: A review
Publication type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2014
Authors
Journal
Nutrition and Metabolism
Volume
11
Issue
1
Date published
2014
ISBN
17437075 (ISSN)
Keywords
alcohol, alcohol consumption, Alcoholism, bibliographic database, estrogen, Exercise, growth hormone, growth hormone blood level, hangover, hormonal alteration, hormone, hormone action, Hormones, human, hydrocortisone, luteinizing hormone, muscle cell, muscle growth, Muscle hypertrophy, muscle mass, muscle metabolism, muscle tone, muscle twitch, physical activity, postmenopause, protein degradation, protein metabolism, protein phosphorylation, Protein synthesis, review, skeletal muscle, steroid metabolism, testosterone, testosterone blood level, testosterone synthesis
Abstract
Detrimental effects of acute and chronic alcohol (ethanol) consumption on human physiology are well documented in the literature. These adversely influence neural, metabolic, cardiovascular, and thermoregulatory functions. However, the side effects of ethanol consumption on hormonal fluctuations and subsequent related skeletal muscle alterations have received less attention and as such are not entirely understood. The focus of this review is to identify the side effects of ethanol consumption on the major hormones related to muscle metabolism and clarify how the hormonal profiles are altered by such consumption.