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Mashup Score: 0Alcohol intake significantly influences colorectal cancer risk - 2 year(s) ago
High alcohol consumption was significantly associated with an increased risk for colorectal cancer, regardless of genetic risk, according to findings published in The Lancet’s eClinical Medicine.The findings imply “that the impact of avoiding heavy drinking can be as strong as having a substantially lower genetically determined increased colorectal cancer risk … which further
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Mashup Score: 0Modest alcohol intake and mortality in individuals with elevated alanine aminotransferase levels: a nationwide cohort study - BMC Medicine - 2 year(s) ago
Background Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels are widely used to screen liver disease, and many asymptomatic individuals show elevated ALT levels. As elevated ALT level indicates liver injury, even a small amount of alcohol intake may be harmful in subjects with elevated ALT levels, but there is limited evidence of the effect of light to moderate amount of alcohol intake in this subgroup….
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