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American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Does Moderate Alcohol Drinking Stimulate Appetite?

Alcohol intake and body weight: a paradox. by Eric Jequier

This editorial reviews the effects of moderate alcohol drinking on stimulating appetite and food intake and altering metabolism of all calories by the body. The author emphasized the need for long term studies of the effect of moderate drinking on body weight.

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Full text of the editorial is available in pdf format at http://www.faseb.org/ajcn/abst99/feb/jequier.pdf

For more information contact: E Jequier at Eric.Jequier@physiol.unil.ch


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