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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Alcohol consumption and hormonal alterations related to muscle hypertrophy: a review

Antonio PalmaFrancesco PomaraEwan ThomasAntonio PaoliBettina KarstenAntonino BiancoGarden Tabacchi

subject

Endocrinology Diabetes and MetabolismMedicine (miscellaneous)PhysiologyAlcoholReviewClinical nutritionBioinformaticsMuscle hypertrophychemistry.chemical_compoundMedicineQMNutrition and DieteticsEthanolbusiness.industrySkeletal muscleHormonesmedicine.anatomical_structurechemistryMuscle hypertrophyAlcoholProtein synthesisbusinessGVAlcohol consumptionThermoregulatory functionsHormone

description

Detrimental effects of acute and chronic alcohol (ethanol) consumption on human physiology are well documented in the literature. These adversely influence neural, metabolic, cardiovascular, and thermoregulatory functions. However, the side effects of ethanol consumption on hormonal fluctuations and subsequent related skeletal muscle alterations have received less attention and as such are not entirely understood. The focus of this review is to identify the side effects of ethanol consumption on the major hormones related to muscle metabolism and clarify how the hormonal profiles are altered by such consumption.

https://doi.org/10.1186/1743-7075-11-26