Download or read book Fermented Food Beverages in Nutrition written by Clifford Felix Gastineau and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: A comprehensive examination of the role of alcoholic food beverages in nutrition is presented. Current scientific knowledge concerning the metabolism of ethanol and the nutrient contributions of fermented beverages is discussed within the perspective of their long religious andcultural tradition in human society. Beers and wines have been enjoyed for their gustatory as well as pharmacologic value since antiquity. The processing and consumption of indigenous foods containing fermentable sugars is reviewed historically, along with the fermentation of wine and the brewing of beer. A survey of the therapeutic uses of alcoholic beverages and the effects of alcoholic abuse on body systems are described. Alcoholism has profound medical,nutritional and socioeconomic implications on an individual and on society. An appendix identifies the compounds contained in whiskey, wine and beer.