Alcohol and human health /
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| Imprint: | Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007. |
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| Description: | xi, 127 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm. + 1 DVDROM. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Introducing health science |
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| Format: | DVD Video E-Resource Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7361982 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Alcohol and its effects on health
- 1.1. Alcohol has a long history
- 1.2. Problems in estimating alcohol consumption
- 1.3. Variations in alcohol consumption around the world
- 1.4. Alcohol, youth and gender - Rachel's story
- 1.5. Alcohol and the world's health
- 1.6. Economic costs of alcohol-related harm
- 2. The chemistry of alcohol
- 2.1. Introduction
- 2.2. The alcohol molecule
- 2.3. The properties of ethanol
- 2.4. The metabolism of ethanol in the body
- 2.5. The chemical reactions of ethanol
- 2.6. Does drinking alcohol make you fat?
- 3. Where does alcohol go in the body?
- Absorption of alcohol from the gut
- Transport of absorbed ethanol in the body
- Ethanol from the gut first passes through the liver
- The effect of ethanol on the kidneys
- 4. Alcohol - link to brain, behaviour and mind
- 4.1. How to understand why people drink alcohol
- 4.2. Psychological perspectives on drinking alcohol
- 4.3. Alcohol and the brain
- 4.4. Associations between alcohol, smoking and sex
- 4.5. Addiction to alcohol
- 5. How alcohol causes short- and long-term harmful effects
- 5.1. Introduction
- 5.2. Hangovers
- 5.3. Long-term problems for chronic alcoholism
- 5.4. Nervous system damage
- 5.5. Fetal alcohol syndrome
- 5.6. Treatment
- 6. Balancing harms with possible benefits
- 6.1. Is there a 'safe' level of alcohol intake?
- 6.2. Can moderate drinking bring any health benefits?
- 6.3. Final Comments
