Biomarkers of moderate alcohol intake and alcoholic beverages: a systematic literature review.

ABSTRACT: The predominant source of alcohol in the diet is alcoholic beverages, including beer, wine, spirits and liquors, sweet wine, and ciders. Self-reported alcohol intakes are likely to be influenced by measurement error, thus affecting the accuracy and precision of currently established epidemiological associations between alcohol itself, alcoholic beverage consumption, and health or disease. Therefore, a more objective assessment of alcohol intake would be very valuable, which may be established through biomarkers of food intake (BFIs). Several direct and indirect alcohol intake biomarkers have been proposed in forensic and clinical contexts to assess recent or longer-term intakes. Protocols for performing systematic reviews in this field, as well as for assessing the validity of candidate BF

SUBMITTER: Trius-Soler M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10114415 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature