Longitudinal assessment of strength and body composition in mice subjected to chronic ethanol consumption.

These results indicate that reductions in muscle mass and strength due to chronic, excessive EtOH intake are dynamic processes, not necessarily linear. Moreover, confirm that EtOH-induced weakness is primarily driven by muscle atrophy (i.e., loss of muscle quantity). In closing, future studies should consider how chronic alcoholic myopathy develops and progresses rather than identifying changes after it has been diagnosed.