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Rosanna Mancinelli1, Roberto Binetti, Mauro Ceccanti
1Dipartimento Ambiente e Connessa Prevenzione Primaria, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161, Roma. rosman@iss.it
Abstract:
Alcohol drinking is one of the most relevant problems in Western Countries but the negative effects of alcohol misuse are often neglected or underestimated with serious consequences for public health. Over the last few years a rapid growth in the number of drinking females and the decrease of their age of first use, have increased the health risk for women and their offspring. Moreover, modern environments facilitate pollutants exposure, further escalating the health risks due to lifestyle habits. This review takes into account the peculiarities of alcohol effects on female health and the risks of teratogenic effects. The possible interaction between alcohol and pollutants exposure is also discussed. The role of biomarkers against alcohol-related damage is presented as an invaluable clinical tool, including early intervention, treatment monitoring and, above all, prevention of prenatal non-reversible damage. Recent alcohol studies show the greater severity of alcohol damage in female subjects and the need of gender-targeted intervention.
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