1. Presented by Sari Bornstein December 2015
Alcohol & Nutrition 101
Presented by Sari Bornstein
December 2015

2. Objectives
Discuss the nutritional value of alcoholic beverages and how alcohol is digested in the body
Illustrate the serving sizes of different alcoholic beverages and the recommended daily and weekly limit for adults
Examine the short term and long term effects of alcohol consumption on human health

3. Warm Up Question:
What do you know about alcohol, nutrition of alcohol, or drinking alcohol in general?
Activity: Calorie Line Up

4. Nutrients & Non-nutrients
All are essential to live
Carbohydrates (4 calories/gram)
Protein (4 calories/gram)
Fat (9 calories/gram)
Vitamins, minerals, water
Without nutrients, deficiencies develop
Not required to live
Alcohol (7 calories/gram)
Doesn’t provide any protein, vitamins, or minerals
Provide carbohydrate (sugar) and calories
Known as “empty calories”

5. Alcohol Digestion: How does the body process alcohol?
Body sees alcohol as a toxin or poison
Body stops any other metabolic functions to digest alcohol first
The liver detoxifies alcohol to be used as energy or stored as fat
Digests 1 drink per hour
Consumed with food: Slows the digestion and absorption of alcohol. Body focuses on alcohol
Consumed without food: Fast absorption of alcohol for a quicker effect. Alcohol is main source of energy

6. Video

7. Serving Sizes: What’s a drink?
1 mixed drink with 1.5 oz distilled spirit
40% alcohol
5 oz wine
12% alcohol
12 oz beer or wine cooler
5-7 % alcohol

8. Nutrition Facts: Non-nutrients
Regular Beer
cal
5 oz wine
cal
Mixed drink: Piña colada
cal
*1 shot = 100 cal

9. Nutrition Facts: Non-nutrients

10. What does it take to burn off 4 beers?
It adds up!

11. Dietary Guidelines: Alcohol
Healthy limit on drinking alcohol:
Men: 2 drinks/day or no more than 14 drinks/week
Women: 1 drink/day or no more than 7 drinks/week
Men have higher tolerance due to higher body water percentage and more of the enzyme that breaks down alcohol
Research shows alcohol consumed in moderation may decrease risk for CVD

12. Who is considered a “drinker?”
Men: 15 or more drinks/week, or 5 or more drinks in a single occasion = BINGE DRINKING
Women: 8 or more drinks/week, or 4 or more drinks in a single occasion = BINGE DRINKING
Alcoholics = alcohol-use disorder
Continues to drink despite the known negative consequences
Dependent on alcohol, can’t feel normal without it
Have an uncontrollable need to drink
Unable to limit alcohol intake
Suffer withdrawal symptoms when alcohol is unavailable after a period of heavy drinking (shakiness, anxiety)
Develops higher tolerance

13. Short term complications
Binge drinking may lead to alcohol poisoning
Slow breathing
Impairs brains functioning
Loss of consciousness
Coma, death
Loss of muscle voluntary control
Slurred speech, difficulty focusing eyes on objects, inability to operate heavy machinery
Affects nervous system, slows transmission of messages
Dehydration/ diuretic
Dry mouth, thirst, dizziness, headache, tiredness, light-headedness, dry lips
Vomiting / dehydration / electrolyte imbalance
  Leads to uneducated choices  

14. Long term complications
Hypertension, stroke, cancer, motor vehicle accidents, pancreatitis, hepatitis, fatty liver disease, cirrhosis
Alcohol is a carcinogen
Malnutrition
Doesn’t provide vitamins or minerals
Alcohol interferes with normal metabolism, absorption, and storage
Increases excretion of nutrients in urine
Vitamin deficiencies
B-vitamins
Kills brain cells, causing confusion and memory loss
Interaction with medications, amplifying side effects

15. Alcohol isn’t made for everyone!!
Pregnant women
People operating heavy machinery (driving a car)
People who take certain medications
People that have certain medical conditions
Recovering alcoholics
People under the age of 21

16. Statistics National Institute of Health (NIH)
7,000 children in the U.S. under the age of 16 take their first drink everyday
Youth who start drinking before age 15 years are 5x more likely to develop alcohol dependence or abuse later in life than those who begin drinking after age of 21 (CDC)
Alcohol is the most widely used abused substance among U.S. teens
Alcohol use among boys
Alcohol use among girls

17. Statistics National Institute of Health (NIH)
Underage drinking accounts for 11% of the alcohol consumed in the U.S., even though it’s illegal
90% of this is in the form of binge drinking
Nearly 88,009 people die from alcohol-related causes annually
3rd leading preventable cause of death in U.S.
4,358 people under age 21 die annually from alcohol-related causes
car crashes, homicides, suicides, alcohol poisoning, and other injuries such as falls, burns, and drowning

18. Why do so many teens drink?
Peer pressure
Stress
Increased desire to be independent
Easily accessible !!
A 2013 study showed that 93.7 percent of adolescents ages 12– 14 who drank alcohol got it for free the last time they drank

19. Take Action!
Reach out for help if you or someone you know has a problem with alcohol
Counselor, health professional, parent, teacher, AA, National Drug and Alcohol Treatment Referral Routing Service HELP
Use your knowledge of today’s presentation to make powerful and credible presentations to your community and peers about alcohol and other drugs

20. Conclusion
Alcohol has A LOT of calories, provides very few nutrients, and is likely to be stored as fat is not used as energy
Alcohol is seen as a toxin to the body, and is digested first over anything else
Binge drinking, alcohol poisoning, or alcohol dependence causes short and long term health outcomes and result in poor consequences
People over the age of 21 and those appropriate to consume alcohol should limit to: 2 drinks/day for men, 1 drink/day for women
Remember what is considered 1 drink?
People under the age of 21 – just say NO! or be smart about it

21. Class Feedback:
What is one thing you learned today?

22. THANK YOU.
Questions?