Diet and supplements help. Once an alcoholic stops drinking, the nutritional problems are tackled one by one. Supplements are prescribed to treat deficiencies. A diet addresses underlying problems; for example, an overweight person needs a diet that reverses nutritional deficiencies without additional weight gain. If there is liver damage, protein intake must be monitored to […]
Alcoholism can lead to malnutrition, not only because chronic drinkers tend to have poor diets, but also because alcohol alters digestion and metabolism of most nutrients.
Because many alcoholics suffer deficiency of vitamin D, which helps the body absorb calcium, they are at risk of bone fractures and osteoporosis. Impaired liver and pancreatic function may result […]
Various factors can foster alcoholism. Genetic predisposition, learned behavior, and childhood experiences, including abuse, are all thought to foster alcoholism. Progression of the disease varies from one person to another. For some, it develops as soon as they begin to drink; for most people, however, it progresses slowly from periodic social drinking to more frequent […]