Effects of alcohol on nutrition There are many effects that alcohol has on nutrition in people of all ages. Every year more than 100,000 people die from alcohol-related causes. According to the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, more than 13 million Americans abuse alcohol. There are different types of alcohol addiction, psychologically dependent and physically dependent. If you crave alcohol or feel distressed without it, you are considered psychologically dependent, if your body changes when you stop drinking, such as hot/cold flashes, tremors or seizures, you are physically dependent. One effect that alcohol has is on pregnancy. in women, this causes fetal alcohol syndrome, which causes low IQ, fine motor dysfunction, which causes grip weakness, poor hand-eye coordination, and hyperactivity in late childhood. Heart murmurs, cervical vertebral malformations. and joint malformations are also common. Even two drinks a week have been linked to higher rates of stillbirths and miscarriages. Just because the mother didn't want to go without drinking. I prolonged it...