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HOW IS Cight Beer, LIGHT? * Sugar & Drunkenness Talk to any college student and you'll hear a number of ways to qet drunk faster, ranging from drinking your beer with a straw to chugging sugary mixed drinks. While some of these have absolutely no scientific proof, sugar certainly has its place when it comes to intoxication. But even drinking a light beer or diet mixed drink might not save you from a hangover, and you should still monitor your alcohol intake. Do Sweet Drinks REALLY GET YOU DRUNK FASTER? This is where we dive into the 4cience. Let's take a look at how sugar and sweet drinks can affect your night out. x CARBONATION MAY GET YOU DRUNK FASTER X Technically, carbonated d may apeed up the absonption of alcohol, so a rum and Coke may get you drunk faster than just a shot of rum. Most carbonated drinks are weet, but even a Diet Coke may speed the process up. [3] x SWEET DRINKS GO DOWN FASTER X Mixed or sweet drinks can be easier to drink than straight alcohol. You may not notice the amount of alcohol that you're drinking when you down several vodka cranberries, as opposed to doing shots. SUGAR SLOWS THE ALCOHOL Sugar in alcoholic drinks alows the digestive process and prevents the alcohol from moving into the small intestine as quickly, where it will be absorbed faster. Be aware that drinking sweet drinks may make you feel less intoxicated in the beginning, but it will hit later. [6] Other Factors IN INTOXICATION The actual drinks aren't the only factor when it comes to intoxication. You actually have a number of things to consider: Gender Genetics Women tend to be smaller than men and have more fat, so the It would appear that same drinks will usually result different races absorb in a higher concentration of alcohol at different rates, alcohol in the bloodstream of a so your genes may affect how drunk you get. female than in a male. Body Size Age The larger you are, the Older and younger people more blood you have, seem to take longer to get which means alcohol is drunk because their bodies more diluted in larger. may process alcohol slower. [6] Diet OR LIGHT DRINKS Most diet drinks are simply low-caloric forms of the regular ones. In the case of diet soda, which is frequently used in mixed drinks for those trying to watch their weight, the sugar is neplaced by aspartame on sucralose, which have virtually no calories. Drinks made with diet sodas atill have calonies Diet mixed drinks from the alcohol. [2] made with carbonated liquid may boost intoxication. [3] The Making OF LIGHT BEER Light beer is legally defined as having 20% fewer calonies than regular beer. This will vary from brewery to brewery, depending on how many calonies they usually have in their beer. Rumors circulate about breweries simply adding water to their regular beer to make it light, but in most cases, it's a little more complicated. Kettle Mill Fermenter and cellar tank Mash tun Serving tank Filter Light beers tend to have less alcohol. Some light beers are brewed to have a *higher alcohol level, and then diluted to reach the correct balance. This method is more efficient This is done by using because you can brew nice or other qrains that will ferment better, 10.000 barnels creating a higher alcohol content and get 13.000 barnels' and turning more sugars into alcohol. worth of light beer. Some breweries simply add less “fuel" during the fermentation process, resulting in fewer carbs, and therefore fewer calories. [1] There are That's more breweries than 1,545 bneweries in the US. any other country in the world. [4] [5] Alcohol is always going to contain 40me calories, so it's up to you to decide just how many are acceptable. Remember that sugary drinks can still make you drunk, though it may take longer, while carbonation may cause the alcohol to 4ooner Always note how much alcohol you are drinking, no matter how you feel, and never drink and drive affect you SOURCES: [1] http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com/articles/26 567 the_story_behind_light_beer.html [2] http://hamsnetwork.org/metabolism/ [3] http://www.goodcocktails.com/drinking/alcohol_effects.php [4] http://cultureslurp.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/best-beer-infographic.jpg Is) http://www.beerinfo.com/index.php/pages/beerhistory.html [6] http://www.merlinhelpsstudents.com/lifestyle/betterliving/drinkingandalcoholism.asp SODA COKE