title: [Osteoporosis and alcohol intake].
abstract: Current understanding suggests that moderate quantities of alcohol use may have beneficial effects on bone mineral density, irrespective of age and sex, and would not be a risk factor of osteoporotic fracture. Heavy alcohol intake or alcoholism, however, frequently disrupts calcium and bone homeostasis, which leads to reduce bone mineral density and increase the incidence of fragility fracture. Since the habits of alcohol intake is closely associated with other diet and lifestyle factors, the exact mechanism underlying alcohol-related bone loss still remained to be clarified. The effects of alcohol use on osteoporosis should be studied more in detail.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Saitama Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: Masakazu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kogawa
authors.forename: Seiki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wada
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects; D015519:Bone Density; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000378:metabolism; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D004032:Diet; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000209:etiology; D006706:Homeostasis; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000150:complications; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000209:etiology; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000097:blood; D012307:Risk Factors; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency
chemical_list: D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D002118:Calcium