alcohol

It seems that if. Training cognitive abilities can help you resist temptation and without side effects. Alcohol is the most consumed psychoactive drug in our country. So says the Survey on Alcohol and Drugs in Spain presented at the beginning of this year, and carried out in 2011-2012 on more than 22,000 people between 15 and 64 years old. According to the report, 76.6% of those surveyed consume alcohol and 10.2% do so on a daily basis.

Researchers from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism in the United States have found a link between an unhealthy diet and alcohol, after verifying that people tend to consume more fat and calories when they drink alcoholic beverages.

A study published in Science reveals that when the female Drosophila melanogaster fly sees a wasp in the surroundings, she lays her eggs in food that contains toxic levels of alcohol, not supported by the parasite, to prevent her offspring from being infected.

Researchers at the University of California are experimenting with a new drug that would eliminate alcohol from the body in just seconds. The pill, released in the journal Nature Nanotechnology, has already achieved optimal results in laboratory mice. The drug is based on the combination of two complementary enzymes in a small capsule in order to accelerate the elimination of alcohol from the body. According to Yungefu Lu, lead author of the research, these two enzymes chemically alter alcohol in the stomach and process it in much the same way as the liver does, but much faster.

Drinking alcohol in moderation does not completely deplete all of our brain abilities. In fact, it could increase the ability to detect small changes in a visual setting, according to scientists at the University of Illinois (USA). In two experiments, scientists, led by Jennifer Wiley, found that slightly drunk subjects (with 0.8 percent blood alcohol) detected variations in two versions of a nearly identical film in which there was only a small change with the same level of success as the sober ones, but much faster.

The concentration of alcohol in a person's breath after the consumption of alcoholic beverages varies depending on several factors. For example, if the stomach is full, the BAC is lower than if the stomach is empty. Now, an American study reveals that when alcohol is mixed with "light" or low-calorie drinks, the concentration of alcohol in the breath is higher than if we use sugary soft drinks.

Almost 50% of young people between the ages of 14 and 18 have ever been drunk. According to the ESTUDES survey, in many cases getting drunk is the goal in itself when going out on the weekend. Many of them are not aware of the effect that alcohol has on their body ...

Korean researchers have analyzed the components of asparagus and their biochemical effects on the liver of rats and humans. And they have come to the conclusion that the amino acids and minerals contained in asparagus extract (Asparagus officinalis), especially that obtained from its leaves, relieves hangovers and protects the liver from toxins generated by alcohol consumption.