ABSTRACT
Kinetics ..................................................................................................................168 Bioavailability ..............................................................................................168 Distribution...................................................................................................169 Biotransformation.........................................................................................170
Alcohol Consumption Patterns..............................................................................170 Type of Alcohol Consumed .........................................................................171 Alcoholism ...................................................................................................171 Ethnic Difference .........................................................................................171 Possible Cooccurrence of Alcohol and Sweet Preference ..........................172 Age and Gender Differences .......................................................................172
Effects of Alcohol Consumption on Nutrition......................................................173 Epidemiological Studies ..............................................................................173 Animal Models.............................................................................................173 Carbohydrates...............................................................................................174 Lipids............................................................................................................175 Amino Acids ................................................................................................175
Effect of Ethanol Ingestion on Particular Nutrients .............................................176 Thiamin ........................................................................................................176 Riboflavin .....................................................................................................176 Biotin ............................................................................................................177 Folate ............................................................................................................177 Vitamin B6....................................................................................................177 Vitamin C .....................................................................................................177 Vitamin A .....................................................................................................178 Calcium ........................................................................................................178 Zinc and Iron................................................................................................178
Alcohol and Disease Induction .............................................................................179
