Alcohol and Nutrition
By Jennifer Rudd
Nutrition Final
Pers 2430
December 11,2002
8-10am
Table Of Contents
Alcohol----- 5
Scientific Definition
of Alcohol- 6
Nutrition- 7
Types of Alcohol- 8
Alcohol and Nutrition-
9
Alcohol and Calories-
10
Nutrition and Food- 11
Alcohol and The body- 12
Alcohol and Glucose- 13
Alcohol and Its Effects- 14
Alcohol-Energy Source?- 15
You are what you drink—16
Most Common Vitamins
Depleted and its Effects—17
Nutrients Affected- 18
Alcohol
and Teens- 19
Alcohol
and Statistics- 20
Bibliography—21
Alcohol
n
Alcohol
is a colorless volatile flammable liquid derived from fermentation of sugars and
starches and used as solvents and in drugs and intoxicating beverages.
Scientific Definition of
Alcohol
•
Any of a series of hydroxyl
compounds, the simplest of which are derived from saturated hydrocarbons, have
the general formula CnH2n+1OH
and include ethanol and methanol to equal C2H5OH
Nutrition
n
The
process by which a living organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and
tissue replacement.
n
Plays
an important role in both emotional and physical health
n
Nutrients are essential for normal body functions.
Types of Alcohol
•
Ethyl
Alcohol
present in beer, wine, spirits, and liqueurs.
•
Most
popular drug
•
Methyl
Alcohol
found in solvents,
paint removers, and antifreeze.
•
is poison
and should not be consumed.
Alcohol and Nutrition
§
Alcohol is
important to nutrition because:
§
It
provides energy
§
Its
ingestion affects many nutrients
§
High
source of energy. Provides 7 calories per gram
§
Referred
to as source of empty calories
Alcohol and Calories
•
Has no
nutritive value other than providing energy and is considered empty calories
•
Energy is
dependent upon percentage of alcohol it contains
Nutrition and Food
§
Serves two
purposes: to provide energy and maintain body structure and function
§
Food supplies
the body with building blocks needed to replace worn cells.
§
Alcoholics
often eat poorly which limits essential nutrients and interferes with processes.
Alcohol and the Body
n
Inhibits breakdown of nutrients by decreasing enzymes
n
Damages
cells lining the stomach and intestines.
n
Prevents nutrients from being fully utilized.
n
Disables transport of nutrients to blood
Alcohol and Glucose
n
Impairs
mechanisms by which the body controls glucose levels
n
Can
lead to increased or decreased blood sugar.
n
Leads
to depletion of stored sugar and inhibits formation of amino acids
n
Brain
is deprived of glucose needed for energy and functions.
Alcohol and Its Effects
n
Metabolizing alcohol requires nutrients
n
The
liver decreases supply of nutrients making blood stream replenish it
n
Body
cells are deprived and body functions are alter.
n
Studies
suggest modest consumption of alcohol may reduce cancer and stroke.
Alcohol
–Energy Source?
l
Considered an
energy source
l
The body uses
energy from alcohol in a very complex way
l
Provides 20%
of the calories in the diet of drinking Americans
l
People tend
to lose weight indicating less energy used from alcohol.
You are what you drink
n
Alcohol
affects the entire body.
n
Drains
the body’s storage of critical vitamins and nutrients.
n
Produces complex problems.
Most
Common Vitamins Depleted and its Effects
•
Vit. B- harms
the heart and liver
•
Vit. A-
reduced disease resistance
•
Vit. C- leads
to anemia and fatigue.
•
Zinc- apathy,
lack of appetite
•
Iron- chronic
iron deficiency
•
Niacin-anxiety, depression, fatigue
Nutrients Affected
n
Vitamins A,C,D,K,B6,B12
n
Thiamine
n
Riboflavin
Deficiency of these vitamins can lead to malnutrition and death.
Alcohol and Teens
n
Results
in learning impairments.
n
Behavior problems
n
Poor
family relationships
n
Violence
n
Hyperactivity
Alcohol Statistics
•
One in 30 second grade students
have tried alcohol.
•
One out of 20 high school seniors
drink on a regular basis
•
Two thirds of senior high school
students drink on a daily basis
•
10,000 young people are killed
every year.
Bibliography
n
Alcohol: How Drinking Affects Health and Nutrition, Catalog #120, Christina Dye
page 120
The End