NUTR 31500 Chapter 8: alcohol
6 Feb 2019
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Recovery rate for a person with alcoholism (socially stable and well-motivated) = 60% Long term alcoholism: fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, cirrhosis, a loss of functioning hepatocytes, affects 2 million people in the us. Percent of alcohol is half of the proof: ex. Flamb ed = 75% of alcohol remains in the food. Fermentation = when yeast consumes carbohydrates and converts them to alcohol and carbon dioxide. Age, ethnicity, and sex are factors as well. Alcoholics consume alcohol for the majority of their calories. Impair absorption of water-soluble vitamins: riboflavin, folate, thiamin, niacin, b-6, b-12. Impaired absorption of fat-soluble vitamins: a,d,e, and k. Increased risk of cancer and heart disease: cancer is related to alcohol consumption due to acetaldehyde, which is a carcinogen that is formed during ethanol metabolism. It is unclear how physical malformations and disabilities occur in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, which may be present in offspring when women consume alcohol during pregnancy.
