Alcohol is made by mixing sugar and water with yeast. The yeast breaks down the sugar is called fermentation and turns it into alcohol.
Alcohol = 7 calories per gram of Carbs and Proteins.
Alcohol is legal drinking. It affects your body and your mind.
Alcohol affects the speed at which your brain sends messages.
FAST = absorb alcohol quickly.
SLOWLY = absorb alcohol slowly. If drink a lot, will get drunk.
Absorbing alcohol – The body will take about 1 hour to absorb 1 pint of beer.
Alcohol is a diuretic. It makes you wee more. Headache, drinking water, and Vitamin C.
The amount of Alcohol is measured in 2 ways in Units/ABV – alcohol by volume.
One unit = 56 calories.
A bottle of vodka contains 25 units of calories which is approx 1400 calories.
A bottle of vodka is 700 ml (70 d).
Vodka is 35% ABV.
MEASURING ALCOHOL:-
To find the amount of alcohol in a drink, multiply by the millimeters (ml), you’re drinking, you’re drinking by ABV, and divide by 1000.
Beer – Larger & Cider = 4-5% ABV.
Beer – 2.2 units of alcohol = 123 calories.
Larger – 2/75 units of alcohol = 154 calories.
Cider – 2.75 units of alcohol = 154 calories.
WINES:-
12% ABV means a whole bottle of wine.
750 ml = 9 units of alcohol = 500 calories.
1.5 units alcohol = 84 calories.
3 units alcohol = 170 calories.
9 units alcohol = 500 calories.
DRINKING SPIRITS:-
Vodka, Rum, Gin, and Whiskey are all spirits = 35% and 40% ABV.
SPIRITS:-
25 ml measures = 50-60 calories.
1 limit of alcohol = 56 calories.
2 unit of alcohol = 112 calories.
25 units of alcohol = 1400 calories.
An Icopop is 5% ABV = 1.4 units of alcohol = 80 calories.
GOVERNMENT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ALCOHOL/BOOZE:-
For men: 3-4 units of alcohol.
For women: 2-3 units of alcohol
It takes 1 hour for the body to absorb.
1 pint of beer or 2 units of alcohol.
Legal limit is 80 milligrams of alcohol per 100 ml of blood.
