ETOH contributes to a higher percentage of adolescent deaths than all other drugs combined. By strict definition , since it is a source of calories, alcohol is a food. The caloric value of pure alcohol is 7 calories per gram. It is nearly as high in calories as pure fat, or oil, which has 9 calories per gram. Alcohol contains insignificant amounts of vitamins, minerals, and proteins.
Alcoholic beverages have no nutritional value, except that they are a source of empty calories.