The most severe nutritional consequence of chronic alcohol consumption is the depletion of micronutrients that occurs due to impaired intestinal absorption and increased renal excretion. 1 ...

Studies suggest that drinking alcohol in moderate quantities, such as one or two drinks a day, may reduce vitamin B12 ...

Alcohol consumption can deplete vitamin B12 levels by interfering with its absorption, storage, and transport in the body.

Alcohol consumption tends to increase in Wet February — the month ushered in by Dry January — and so does the likelihood of hangovers. Dr. Neena Chandrasekaran, a pulmonary critical care physician in ...