NUSF09 review the provided links and answer the following question
Question Description
Discussion 13
Chapter 16 Nutrition through Adulthood
Alcohol consumption is associated with both positive and negative health effects.
Topic 1 & 2 (must post on both for full credit)
Alcohol and Your Brain
What is alcoholism? (sorry about the Little Caesar’s commercial!!)
http://video.about.com/alcoholism/What-is-Alcoholi… (Links to an external site.)
Scholarly readings:
http://apt.rcpsych.org/content/14/2/139.full (Links to an external site.)
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm… (Links to an external site.)
Discussion Questions
- 2. What is considered “moderate” alcohol consumption? Are there health benefits to moderate drinking? (please refer to the above readings when answering this question)?
- 3. How do you define alcoholism?
- 4. My family has a fairly strong history of alcoholism and I have lost both an aunt and uncle (in their 40’s and 50’s) to this disease. Do you think genetics can be controlled through the environment? Explain your answer.
- Topic 2
- The effects of alcohol on vitamins and minerals
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3881285 (Links to an external site.)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3367262/ (Links to an external site.)
Review the above abstracts
- How does alcohol intake affect the B vitamins?
- What are the effects of alcohol on Vit A?
- What are some general diet recommendations for someone who is consuming larger quantities of alcohol?
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