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The Toxicity of Ethanol. A Tentative Risk Evaluation

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A substantial knowledge has been collected on the dose-dependent toxic effects of ethanol. Whereas ethanol probably is the chemical substance exerting most toxic effects in many populations, a quantitative estimate of the upper limit of long term safe consumption from a toxicological and public health standpoint has not earlier been performed. It may be summarized that the toxic range of ethanol consumption is 35–200 g per day. Based on the available data we would propose an acceptable daily intake (ADI) for ethanol of 7 g per day. The practical consequences are discussed.

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  1. Departments of Clinical and Theoretical Alcohol Research, Karolinska Institutet, S-104 01, Stockholm, Sweden

    Ulf Rydberg

  2. Department of Occupational Medicine, University Hospital of Lund, S-221 85, Lund, Sweden

    Staffan Skerfving

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Rydberg, U., Skerfving, S. (1977). The Toxicity of Ethanol. A Tentative Risk Evaluation. In: Gross, M.M. (eds) Alcohol Intoxication and Withdrawal—IIIb. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 85B. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9038-5_26

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