The effects of binge drinking on healthy and diseased livers

Colin Rumbolt; Gerald Y Minuk

doi:10.3138/canlivj-2020-0037

The effects of binge drinking on healthy and diseased livers

Can Liver J. 2021 Apr 29;4(2):93-98. doi: 10.3138/canlivj-2020-0037. eCollection 2021 Spring.

Authors

Colin Rumbolt¹, Gerald Y Minuk^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Section of Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
² Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Abstract

The estimated global prevalence of alcohol abuse is 5%-15%, with 15%-20% of these individuals being considered binge drinkers. Despite the high prevalence, the effects of binge drinking on healthy and diseased livers remain unclear. This review focuses on the effects of binge drinking in adults with otherwise healthy livers and those with a variety of common underlying chronic liver diseases.

Keywords: NAFLD; alcohol; alcoholic liver disease; binge drinking.

Publication types

Review