HLSC 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Blood Alcohol Content, Drink Mix, Fortified Wine
16 Apr 2017
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Alcohol use: consuming alcohol is ingrained in canadian culture; it"s a common behaviour that we should understand. In 2013, 22 million canadians (~80%) drank alcohol. 3. 1 million drank enough to be at risk for immediate injury and harm. 4. 4 million drank enough to be at risk for chronic health effects (liver cirrhosis; various cancers: medical knowledge of dose-dependent health effects of alcohol is evolving; we need to stay up to date. Health benefits of low-to-moderate alcohol consumption are being questioned. Studies suggest increased risk of breast cancer for women even at low level of 1 drink/day. Teenage brains appear to be more vulnerable (than adult brains) to the effects of alcohol: alcohol consumption is a complex public health issue that has a wide range of health impacts depending on: What they are doing while they"re drinking. The social situations, family contexts, and messaging influencing their drinking patterns: many people underestimate how much they drink.
