Effects of Alcoholism on Nutrition and Recovery using Nutrition Management in Roma Township- Lusaka

Abstract

Alcohol is a product that has provided a variety of functions for people throughout all history. From the ancient times to the modern world, alcohol has played ansignificant role in religion and worship. In the past, alcoholic beverages have been provided as sources of required nutrients and have been widely utilized as for their medicinal, antiseptic and analgesic properties. The aim and objective of this project was to look at nutritional problems created by consumption of alcoholic beverages, to look at the effect of alcohol on vitamins and to show how ones genes will affect their response to alcohol. This research was conducted in Serenity Harm Reduction Program Zambia (SHARPZ).