nusf09 review the provided links and answer the following question

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

(Links to an external site.)

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:

https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/d56e/5634cd10bf6464a815f881dc9436e2913643.pdf (Links to an external site.)

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

  • 1. Why is alcohol consumption so much more detrimental for a young person?
    • 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

    https://www.bouldermedicalcenter.com/nutrition-recommendations-consume-alcohol/ (Links to an external site.)

    1. How does alcohol intake affect the B vitamins?
    2. What are the effects of alcohol on Vit A?
    3. What are some general diet recommendations for someone who is consuming larger quantities of alcohol?