HHE 378 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Distilled Beverage, Rectified Spirit, List Of Gasoline Additives

• School: University of Alabama
• Department: General Health Studies
• Course: HHE 378
• Professor: Michelle Harcrow

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Alcohol: world"s (cid:373)ost i(cid:373)porta(cid:374)t psy(cid:272)hoa(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e drug, alcoholic beverages have been consumed for thousands of years, perhaps as far back as. 8000 bc: a central nervous system depressant, slows nervous system activity. Distilled products: distillation= evaporation and condensing of alcohol vapors to produce beverages with alcohol content higher than 15, proof= alcohol content of a distilled beverage; twice the percentage of alcohol by weight, 90-proof whiskey is 45% alcohol. Types: beer (4-15% alcohol, wine (up to 20% alcohol, grain neutral spirits (up to 100% alcohol, whiskey (up to 60% alcohol, liqueurs or cordials (20-25% alcohol) Lean (cid:271)ody tissues ha(cid:448)e a (cid:271)etter (cid:271)lood supply tha(cid:374) fatty tissues. Wo(cid:373)e(cid:374)"s (cid:271)odies usually ha(cid:448)e a higher proportio(cid:374) of fatty tissues tha(cid:374) (cid:373)e(cid:374)"s, so a(cid:374)y al(cid:272)ohol they drink is distributed in a smaller volume of lean tissue. This means that it takes fewer drinks to increase their bac: metabolism: liver metabolizes about 0. 25 ounce of pure alcohol per hour.