Table 3.

Micronutrients Affected by Heavy Alcohol Consumption and Corresponding Clinical Syndromes

Micronutrient	Clinical syndrome
Vitamin A	Night blindness, infertility
Thiamine	Wernicke-Korsakoff encephalopathy, cardiomyopathie (Beri-Beri)
Folate	Anemia, increase of cancer risk
Vitamin D	Osteomalacia, osteopenia
Vitamin E	Reduced antioxidative resistance
Niacine	Pellagra, neuropsychiatric symptoms
Pyridoxalphosphat	Anemia
Zink	Wound healing problems, skin problems, immunodeficiency, diarrhea
Magnesium	Muscle cramps, glucose intolerance
Selenium	Myopathy, cardiomyopathy