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Moderate-to-heavy habitual alcohol use appears to be detrimentally associated with inflammation even when accounting for diet quality in humans: findings from an observational intensive longitudinal study

Kailyn Lowder, Jimikaye B. Courtney2026Alcohol and Alcoholism
10.1093/alcalc/agag015
Immune/Innate

Abstract

These findings suggest that moderate-to-heavy alcohol use may be detrimentally associated with inflammation regardless of diet quality, suggesting that a high-quality diet may be insufficient to protect against the harmful effects of alcohol use on inflammation.