Impact of alcohol consumption on nature of nutrition, metabolism and human target organs. Part 3. The role and significance of micronutrients

It is known that excessive alcohol consumption is an important negative risk factor for human health, one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, as well as contributing to the development of more than 200 chronic diseases. This fact makes actual the problems related to the prevention and dietary therapy of alcohol-consuming subjects with the use of food macro- and micronutrients. Objective. To analyze the role and significance of micronutrients in dietary interventions in people who excessively consume alcohol. Materials and methods. We searched and summarized scientific literature from the PubMed, eLibrary, Scopus databases published between 2014 and 2025 to achieve the goal. Data search was performed on January 9, 2025 using the following keywords: alcohol, diet, micronutrients, biologically active substances, vitamins, minerals, polyphenols, synbiotics, intestinal microbiota. A number of publications equal 57 were selected as a result of the analysis. The review also presents 10 primary sources, dating back to 2014, as they contained valuable information on fundamental research on using diet therapy in alcohol consumption. Results. The review summarizes data on the role and significance of micronutrients in dietary intervention in subjects consuming alcohol. Pathogenetically substantiated approaches to the administration of vitamins, minerals and other minor components of nutrition were considered. Conclusion. Dietary intervention requires optimization of the diet with nutritional body’s support according to the stage of development of alcoholization process, metabolic disorders and the state of the consumer’s organs and systems. Alimentary micronutrient intervention can be a non-pharmacological both preventive and therapeutic measure in cases of alcohol-related diseases.