"The alcohol-harm paradox": Understanding socioeconomic inequalities in liver disease.

ABSTRACT: The alcohol-harm paradox (AHP) refers to the fact that people from lower socioeconomic groups experience higher rates of alcohol-related illness despite consuming the same or even lower amounts of alcohol than their more affluent counterparts. While differences in drinking patterns and associations with other risky behaviours partially explain the paradox, they do not fully account for the disparities in morbidity and mortality across socioeconomic groups. The existence of an alcohol-harm paradox in liver disease has been demonstrated in many countries worldwide. Recently, the COVID-19 pandemic further exacerbated these differences and led to an increase in alcohol intake and alcohol-related mortality among racial and ethnic minorities in the United States. Approaches to limit alcohol sale

SUBMITTER: Weichselbaum L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12355514 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature