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Alcohol Chapter 7 Alcohol and Nutrition • Public service announcement! • Unlike glycerol, ethanol is a drug! Alcohol in Beverages • Moderation –A drink –Proof Alcohol in Beverages Alcohol in the Body • Alcohol dehydrogenase • Alcohol: Males vs. females Alcohol in the Body Alcohol Arrives in the Liver • Acetaldehyde • Alcohol abuse • NAD Alcohol Disrupts the Liver • Fatty liver Alcohol Disrupts the Liver • Fibrosis • Cirrhosis Alcohol Disrupts the Liver • MEOS = microsomal ethanoloxidizing system • Alcohol saturation leads to competitive exclusion of other things like drugs... • Excess whiskey + drugs=drug O.D. Alcohol Arrives in the Brain • Narcotic effects • Effect on ADH – depresses activity—you urinate more! – leads to thirst, dehydration – advice, drink two glasses of water before bed, regardless of what you’ve had (or how much). kCal in Alcoholic Beverages & Mixers, cont’d Alcohol’s effects on the Brain Alcohol & Malnutrition • Nutrient displacement • Interference with nutrient metabolism Alcohol & Malnutrition • Alcoholism • Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome– paralysis of eye muscles, impaired muscle movement, etc. – chronic abuse of alcohol leads to B vitamin deficiency! Oops! Alcohol’s Short-Term Effects • Suicide • Homicide • Accidents Alcohol’s Short-Term Effects • Assault • Sexual assault Alcohol’s Short-Term Effects Alcohol’s Long-Term Effects • Alcohol and pregnancy • Heavy alcohol consumption Alcohol’s Long-Term Effects Personal Strategies • Social aspects • Consumption strategy • Myths