Welcome to the fifth and final installment of this year’s Gift Guide! I apologize that it has taken me so far into December to finish these round-ups. Putting this Guide together every year is a bit like childbirth. When it’s over, I quickly forget how grueling it was. Then, smack...
It all depends on the amount of alcohol consumed, a person's history with alcohol and a person's personality. Even though you have seen the physical and behavioral changes, you might wonder exactly how alcohol works on the body to produce those effects. What is alcohol? How does the body...
It was found that being female is associated with a lesser chance of having consumed alcohol in the reference period, however, with a greater chance of consuming five or more doses. Economic condition and formal paid employment are positively associated with alcohol con...
Only 1 in 5 total binge drinks are consumed by women. Binging is more prevalent among men. Of those under the age of 21 who drink alcohol, most report binge drinking—often in large quantities. More than 90% of adults in the U.S. with patterns of excessive drinking report binging in...
Methanolis analcohol, like the familiarethanolwe consume in alcoholic beverages. Likeethanol, methanol is a colorless, flammable liquid. It has a smell similar to ethanol as well. But the two have different chemical structures. Methanol is composed of only one carbon atom, while ethanol has two...
Alcohol has both short- and long-term effects on the body. The effects of alcohol depend on the amount of alcoholic beverage consumed and whether the consumption is light, moderate, or heavy. Heavy drinking can be a sign ofalcoholism, which is alcohol addiction or dependency. ...
Yes, absinthe is legal. Most countries lifted their absinthe bans by the early 2000s. If you live in the U.S., though, absinthe is only legal if it’s thujone-free. Is Absinthe Safe? Bottom line: Absinthe is safe when consumed in moderation. Don’t forget to dilute it with water, ...
And even with the different weightings, the two groups found largely the same result. A large contributor to the danger of alcohol is its wide use. The majority of the world does drink, and drink a lot, with an average of 17 litres of pure alcohol consumed per person per year. The ...
in terms of the amount of alcohol consumed, there is often little difference. Functional alcoholics might not get drunk very easily. However, this ability to “hold one’s liquor” does not exempt someone from alcoholism. In fact, it is a sign of tolerance to alcohol, which is a red fla...
alcohol is illegal or strictly policed where consumption is predictably at its lowest. Tied for first place for least amount of alcohol consumed are Libya and Afghanistan, which each reported a per capita consumption of 0.01 liters. Tied for second are Yemen and Iran with 0.02 liters consumed ...