Gross G A
Department of Community Health Science, Michigan State University-College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing 48824-1316.
J Am Osteopath Assoc. 1994 Jan;94(1):55-6, 61-2.
An uncontrolled, retrospective study of 58 consecutive patients admitted to a hospital substance abuse unit assessed the effects of alcohol consumption on cholesterol levels. From the dietary histories completed by 54 of the patients, it was found that the alcoholics consumed a high-calorie diet containing a high percentage of foods with a high cholesterol content, but in small quantities. Most of their caloric intake was derived from the alcohol. Abusers of substances other than alcohol had a low-calorie intake of the same quality as alcoholics. It appears that low consumption of alcohol rather than something intrinsic in alcohol or other drugs is related to low levels of total cholesterol in persons consuming a high cholesterol-containing diet. The author also suggests that an unexplained relationship between low cholesterol levels and some gastrointestinal malignancies may be due to the effects of alcohol on the gastrointestinal tract.
一项针对一家医院药物滥用治疗单元连续收治的58例患者的非对照回顾性研究，评估了饮酒对胆固醇水平的影响。从54例患者填写的饮食史中发现，酗酒者摄入的是高热量饮食，其中高胆固醇含量食物的比例较高，但量少。他们的大部分热量摄入来自酒精。非酒精类药物滥用者的热量摄入量低，与酗酒者的饮食质量相同。似乎是低量饮酒而非酒精或其他药物本身的某种因素，与食用高胆固醇饮食者的总胆固醇水平低有关。作者还提出，低胆固醇水平与某些胃肠道恶性肿瘤之间无法解释的关系可能是酒精对胃肠道产生作用的结果。
