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
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?