HLTH 230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Kohlrabi, Intellectual Disability, Yeast
1 Feb 2014
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Alcohol alcohol: a class of organic compounds containing hydroxyl groups (oh) Ethanol: particular type of alcohol found in beer, wine, distilled liquor. Most widely used and abused drug in our society (b/c it is legal!) Alcohol: can rapidly penetrate into cells and destroy cell structures -> ultimately killing it. Ex. liver cells normally use fa as fuel (packages excess into tg, ship to other places) with alcohol present, fas accumulate while liver is busy breaking down alcohol. Alcohol metabolism can permanently change the liver cell structure impairing its ability to metabolize fats (contributes to fatty liver in heavy drinkers) Alcohol trivia - don"t need to know :) One standard drink - 13. 6g of alcohol (1/2 oz pure alcohol: 142 ml (5 oz) of wine (approx. 12% alc: 43 ml (1. 5 oz) of hard liquor (approx. 40% alc: 341 ml (12 oz) of beer (approx. Distilled liquor is often stated in proof: 80 proof = 40% alcohol.
