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Alcohol Consumption

Alcohol consumption is the ingestion of beverages containing ethanol, such as beer, wine, and spirits. Its effects on the body depend on the amount and pattern of intake, ranging from short-term changes in mood, coordination, and judgment to longer-term influences on multiple organ systems. Heavy and chronic alcohol…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 20× across the literature 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Alcohol consumption is the ingestion of beverages containing ethanol, such as beer, wine, and spirits. Its effects on the body depend on the amount and pattern of intake, ranging from short-term changes in mood, coordination, and judgment to longer-term influences on multiple organ systems. Heavy and chronic alcohol consumption is associated with a wide range of medical conditions, including liver disease, cardiovascular problems, neurological effects, and increased risk of certain cancers, and it can lead to alcohol use disorder. Patterns of drinking, individual physiology, and genetic factors all shape how alcohol affects a given person. Research in this area examines the biological mechanisms, health consequences, and clinical features of alcohol intake; work published in this journal's network has investigated blood markers and liver enzymes in patients with alcohol use disorder in relation to genetic variation, characterized the duration of the alcohol hangover, and examined the metabolic and neurochemical effects of exposure associated with alcohol consumers. The study of alcohol consumption spans biochemistry, physiology, clinical medicine, and public health. This page gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to alcohol, its biological effects, and associated health outcomes within the broad scope of the journal Alcohol.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 20 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Alcohol Consumption, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Alcohol.

Journal editorial board
Mahmoud El-Mas · Kuwait Borna Relja · Germany Waldemar Wardencki · Poland

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