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“ Alcohol may act through altered status of folate and vitamin B12 , two vitamins required for DNA methylation and nucleotide synthesis, and thus cell integrity.”
Polski merkuriusz lekarski : organ Polskiego Towarzystwa Lekarskiego • 2010 | View Paper
“Abstract Absorption, transport or utilization of vitamin B 12 or folic acid is reduced by a growing number of drugs, as well as by ethanol and certain dietary amino acids.”
The American journal of medicine • 1970 | View Paper
“Since aging, ethanol , and N2O may all perturb folate and/or vitamin B12 metabolism, we examined the combined influence of these parameters on vitamin B12/folate status in a rodent model.”
Mechanisms of Ageing and Development • 1992 | View Paper
“Rats fed alcohol exhibited hepatic steatosis, proliferation of smooth endoplasmic reticulum, and disordered mitochondria after 6 weeks on the diet, and absorption of vitamin B12 , fed with IF by stomach tube, was reduced signficantly.”