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On Thu, 2 Apr 1998, Mahesh Shah wrote:
> Isn't alcohol an empty carbohydrate ala sugar? It depletes the reserves of
> B vitamins in the body just as sugar does with a host of attendant problems
> ( neural, mental etc.).
Alcohol is not a carbohydrate. It does not belong to any
macronutrient category, in fact; it's in a class by itself.
However, it behaves in some respects like a carbohydrate. For
example, it stimulates insulin release. Thus, if you drink much
of it you will have many of the problems that go with high carb
ingestion.
> Recent studies have shown that one or more drinks of alcohol a day
> significantly increase the risks of breast cancer in women.
True, although in absolute terms the risk is not very great, as I
recall. To my knowledge most of the known health problems
associated with alcohol result from regular consumption of fairly
large quantities of it. For about 10% of the population,
consuming small amounts of alcohol is simply not an option.
Todd Moody
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