Alcohol and Nutrition
This is an excerpt from one of Bill Sardi's Knowledge of Health, an excellent source of health information and news.
About 17.6 million Americans have a drinking problem. If efforts to reduce over-consumption of alcohol are as ineffective as they are, then why not limit the damage caused by alcohol? This can be accomplished with nutritional fortification of foods.
Chronic alcoholics frequently have evidence of nutritional deficiency due to decreased intake and impaired utilization of nutrients. Chronic alcohol-related brain damage can often be a direct result of nutrient depletion, particularly of the vitamins B1, B3, B6 and B12 and the mineral, magnesium. Lesser degrees of brain damage frequently go unrecognized, and by the time a vitamin deficiency syndrome has developed and been diagnosed, irreversible damage has often occurred. [Contemporary Issues Clinical Biochemistry 1: 188-224, 1984]
Vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency is a major problem among alcoholics. [Alcohol Alcoholism 40: 283-90, 2005] Severe thiamin deficiency causes mental confusion, drowsiness, clouding of consciousness, but a low-grade shortage can produce symptoms of fatigue, weakness, emotional disturbance and memory problems, which are often never suspected as being indicators of alcohol abuse.
For the complete report visit Bill Sardi's Knowledge of Health
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About 17.6 million Americans have a drinking problem. If efforts to reduce over-consumption of alcohol are as ineffective as they are, then why not limit the damage caused by alcohol? This can be accomplished with nutritional fortification of foods.
Chronic alcoholics frequently have evidence of nutritional deficiency due to decreased intake and impaired utilization of nutrients. Chronic alcohol-related brain damage can often be a direct result of nutrient depletion, particularly of the vitamins B1, B3, B6 and B12 and the mineral, magnesium. Lesser degrees of brain damage frequently go unrecognized, and by the time a vitamin deficiency syndrome has developed and been diagnosed, irreversible damage has often occurred. [Contemporary Issues Clinical Biochemistry 1: 188-224, 1984]
Vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency is a major problem among alcoholics. [Alcohol Alcoholism 40: 283-90, 2005] Severe thiamin deficiency causes mental confusion, drowsiness, clouding of consciousness, but a low-grade shortage can produce symptoms of fatigue, weakness, emotional disturbance and memory problems, which are often never suspected as being indicators of alcohol abuse.
For the complete report visit Bill Sardi's Knowledge of Health
Brought to your attention by www.Eat-Well-To-Be-Well.com
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