The Nutritional Aspect of Chronic Alcoholism*

Heller, H.

doi:10.1111/j.1360-0443.1955.tb04680.x

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“…The intestine of the ethanol-fed rats was shorter and thinner then the ad libitum control rats but its absorptive capacity was maintained by functional adaptation probably by a mechanism similar to that Protein malnutrition is frequently present in chronic alcoholism. This is believed to be due to a decreased protein intake [6], to an increased urinary nitrogen excretion [2] or to a reduction in digestion or absorption of the nutrient [15]. Acute ethanol administration has been reported to inhibit the intestinal absorption of amino acids in humans [9.…”

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Effect of Chronic Ethanol Consumption on Leucine Absorption in the Rat Small Intestine

Hajjar¹,

Tomicic²,

Scheig³

1981

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Intestinal absorption of leucine was measured in vivo in rats given ethanol for 7 weeks either through a liquid diet or through drinking water and the results were compared with pair-fed and ad libitum-fed control rats. Total leucine absorption by the entire intestine was not inhibited by ethanol but specific absorption per dry weight of mucosa was increased in the ethanol-fed rats. The intestine of the ethanol-fed rats was shorter and thinner then the ad libitum control rats but its absorptive capacity was maintained by functional adaptation probably by a mechanism similar to that which occurs with semistarvation.

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