Vitamin D Deficiency and Other Nutritional Causes of Alcohol Myopathy
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Chronic alcoholic myopathy affects up to 60% of long-term heavy drinkers, causing debilitating muscle weakness and wasting. While the condition has multiple causes, researchers have identified that specific nutritional deficits, most notably vitamin D deficiency, contribute significantly to the development and severity of alcohol myopathy.
