Liver, Alcohol and Gender

Müller, Christian

doi:10.1007/s10354-006-0348-8

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“…This is relevant as most of the hairdressers are women. Moreover, the limit values do not consider gender differences although men and women have different metabolism for several compounds (Sato 1993;Kenyon et al 1996;Muller 2006) The compounds measured in this study were numerous. We also found a large number of substances when we looked at the compounds present in the dye products used.…”

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confidence: 98%

Airborne exposure to chemical substances in hairdresser salons

Ronda

Hollund

Moen

2008

Environ Monit Assess

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Several studies indicate health problems among hairdressers to be related to their chemical exposure at work. The purpose of this study was to describe the exposure of chemical compounds in the air of Spanish hairdresser salons, and to study differences between salons in central and suburban areas. Ten hairdresser salons were examined for two days, by recording number and type of customers, ventilation and size of salon. Both stationary and personal borne samples for organic compounds were collected, as well as stationary samples of ammonia. TVOC was calculated. Air temperature, relative humidity, CO and CO2 were logged for 48 h in each salon. Fifty-six personal and 28 stationary samples were analysed for organic compounds. Thirty-five different air-borne compounds were found in the working environment of the hairdressers. All levels were well below the limit values in Spain and USA, both for ammonia and organic compounds. TVOC ranged from 48.37 mg/m3 to 237.60 mg/m3, meaning that many salons had levels above suggested comfort values of 25. There were only minor differences in exposure between central and suburban salons. No salons had ventilation systems, and the CO2 was increasing during the day. The exposure was higher for several chemical compounds when hair dying was performed. Hairdressers were exposed to low air levels of a large number of chemical substances mostly related to work related to hair dying. There were no differences between exposure levels in salons in central and suburban areas.

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confidence: 98%

Airborne exposure to chemical substances in hairdresser salons

Ronda

Hollund

Moen

2008

Environ Monit Assess

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“…The brief discussion provided earlier regarding female metabolism of ETOH highlighted gender differences in BAC due to body composition and gender differences in gastric first-pass metabolism (Frezza et al 1990). Additionally, there are also suggested gender differences in ADH activity, effects of hormonal profiles on ETOH metabolism, and other gender differences related to ETOH metabolism that warrant further research (Mancinelli et al 2006;Muller 2006). Especially notable is the relative paucity of alcohol-related research in female athletes, given the clear indication of the rising rates of use and abuse in this population and the aforementioned gender differences in metabolism.…”

Section: Alcohol and Athletics: Con-sumption Patterns And Health And mentioning

confidence: 99%

Alcohol consumption: the good, the bad, and the indifferent

Ferreira

Willoughby

2008

Appl. Physiol. Nutr. Metab.

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Dietary ethanol (alcohol) is the most widely consumed drug worldwide. High levels of mortality, morbidity, and social malaise are associated with abuse of alcohol, and increasing numbers of women and youth are abusing alcohol. However, strong epidemiological data demonstrate a U-or J-shaped relationship between volume of alcohol consumed and all-cause mortality or disease burden. Moderate alcohol consumption is associated with a lower risk of all-cause mortality and disease burden than are abstinence and immoderate drinking. A brief review of the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of ethanol is provided with a discussion of the impact of gender differences. Potential mechanisms by which ethanol, ethanol metabolites, and (or) phytochemicals, as associated with different types of ethanol-containing beverages, are discussed in regards to the beneficial and detrimental impacts they may have on physiological system functioning and mortality or disease burden. Per capita consumption of ethanol-containing beverages varies across geo-political regions worldwide. A more recent research focus is the impact of consumption patterns on consumption volumes as they relate to disease and mortality. Certain drinking patterns moderate overall volume of ethanol consumption. Thus, an emerging approach to the study of alcohol consumption in populations is to consider both the volume and pattern of consumption as they relate to mortality and disease burden. Alcohol consumption patterns among athletes are discussed; physiological implications of alcohol abuse in this population are outlined. Current guidelines for the consumption of alcohol are reviewed. Alcohol consumption guidelines reflect the current scientific understanding of both the benefits of moderate alcohol consumption and the detriments of immoderate alcohol consumption.

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“…In this step of the research the combined effect of the estrogen presence and alcohol exposure was avoided. Several studies show that gender difference to the toxic effects of alcohol exist and that estrogens could be one of the sources of higher susceptibility in females to alcohol (Muller, 2006). It is possible that the differences observed in the present research, that demonstrated that alcohol abuse is more dangerous that estrogen deficiency for osteoblasts, should be even more severe if female animals (with estrogen) exposed to alcohol were used as donor for EE-OB but the research on this topic is necessary.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 72%