This is very interesting stuff. The researchers aren't trying to make a social statement about alcohol consumption. They are trying to understand the fundamental chemistry in the brain that causes alcohol's effects. Based on this article, they have found a genetic effect on alcohol sensitivity. In other words, why different people can experience differing degrees of alcohol's effects. some people do get drunk much more easily than others, even after weight and sex are considered.
> This is very interesting stuff. The researchers aren't
> trying to make a social statement about alcohol
> consumption. They are trying to understand the
> fundamental chemistry in the brain that causes alcohol's
> effects. Based on this article, they have found a
> genetic effect on alcohol sensitivity. In other words,
> why different people can experience differing degrees of > alcohol's effects. some people do get drunk much more
> easily than others, even after weight and sex are
> considered.
All very true.
Both my parents had drinking problems. I would describe my mother as an alcoholic and my father as a drunk. I am somewhere in between.
People who don't know about this don't know about this.
It's not where you / I want to be.