Impact of physical exercise on alcohol use disorders: The systematic review

Excessive alcohol use can cause harmful effects on the human body, which are associated with serious healthproblems, but exercise provides a wealth of benefits to the brain and body, and is regarded as a protective factor against disease. There is a certain evidence that physical exercise positively affects excessive alcohol use and the associated problems by leading to reduced alcohol intake. The purpose of study provides an updated view to present a summary of the growing body of published supporting exercise training as a treatment strategy for individuals with alcohol use disorders (AUDs). The systematic review presents the studies that reported on the use of exercise in the treatment of AUDs between 1980 and 2016 and the search was conducted using the databases PubMed, Medline and Web of Science. The role of exercise in enhancing the social environment and increasing individual self-efficacy to reduce excess and/or inappropriate alcohol consumption will also be discussed. Subclinical depression or anxiety, and the use of physical activity as a means of upgrading life quality through enhanced self-esteem, improved mood states and schizophrenia, reduced state and trait anxiety, resilience to stress, or improved sleep. 13 studies were identified that refer to the effect of exercise on alcohol consumption and the associated outcomes. Seven of those studies concluded that exercise may have a positive impact towards alcohol consumption, abstinence rates. Another 3 studies indicated that responses to acute exercise in individuals with AUDs are different compared to those in healthy ones. These studies suggested that alcohol consumption decreases the use of glucose and amino acids by skeletal muscles, exercise may attenuate the ethanol-induced decline in hepatic mitochondria and accelerates ethanol metabolism by the liver. Exercise training seems to reduce the extent of the oxidative damage caused by ethanol It is well documented that alcohol use modulates the immune system and impairs host defense. This body of research suggests that chronic alcohol use is linked with adverse effects on the body systems and organs including the brain, the cardiovascular system and the liver and moderate regular exercise should be considered as a viable means of treating depression and anxiety and improving mental well-being in the general public.

کلیدواژه ها:

Physical exercise ، Anxiety ، Alcohol use disorders (AUDs)