Alcohol
Alcohol (ethanol) is of importance to nutrition because it provides energy and because its ingestion can affect the requirements for and the intake, digestion, absorption, transport, storage, metabolism, and excretion of many other nutrients.
Misuse of alcohol is one of the most preventable health problems in the US.
A contributor to at least 4 of the leading causes of death in the US
- cirrhosis of the liver
- motor vehicle accidents
- CHD
- suicides & homicides
FAS (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome)
Highest intake in males, age 18-24