 These reactions also convert nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) to its reduced form NADH in a redox reaction.By causing an imbalance of the NAD+/NADH redox system, alcoholic beverages make normal bodily functions more difficult.Consequences of the alcohol induced redox changes in the human body include increased triglyceride production, increased amino acid catabolism, inhibition of the citric acid cycle, lactic acidosis, ketoacidosis, hyperuricemia, disturbance in cortisol and androgen metabolism and increased fibrogenesis.