Research Article

Relationships of alcohol intake with biological health outcomes in an African population in transition: the Transition and Health during Urbanisation in South Africa (THUSA) study

Published in: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Volume 23 , issue sup2 , 2010 , pages: 16–21

DOI: 10.1080/16070658.2010.11734297

Author(s): Re Gopane Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa , Pt Pisa Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South Africa , Hh Vorster Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South Africa , A Kruger Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South Africa , Bm Margetts Institute of Human Nutrition, UK

Keywords: alcohol , Africans , nutrition transition , iron status , ferritin

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Abstract

Objective: Because present recommendations on alcohol intake are based mainly on evidence of beneficial effects in populations of developed countries, this study examines biological effects of alcohol consumption in an African population in transition to assess whether these recommendations are also valid for Africans.

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