Alcohol and Health, Part I
Speaker: Maurizio Trevisan MD, Professor and Dean, College of Health Sciences
Abstract
Alcohol use is a widespread habit throughout the world. Countries differ in the amount, the type and the way they consume alcohol. Forces that shape the use of alcohol and its potential health effects are numerous and the use of alcohol has an important web of correlates/determinants that reflect social and religious norms in different countries. Despite all these differences there are, however, important biological effects of alcohol on the human body with powerful effects on the health of individuals and public health. The presentation will outline cross-cultural difference in alcohol use and how these differences can be used to examine the complex effects of alcohol on health.
