Common Drinking Myths Debunked


	Common Drinking Myths Debunked
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6-26-2009 9:23 AM
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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/1183e826-3d43-4e7b-a2b0-9871bed4fc17/72A76CA4-3962-4E82-A253-43AFBD14B5FE/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.sloshspot.com/blog/05-17-2009/15-Common-Drinking-Myths-Debunked-158" href="http://www.sloshspot.com/blog/05-17-2009/15-Common-Drinking-Myths-Debunked-158" style="font-size: 11px;">www.sloshspot.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.sloshspot.com/blog/05-17-2009/15-Common-Drinking-Myths-Debunked-158"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.sloshspot.com/img/6F9DB9AF-E538-488A-96FE-A96D8A3EE2BD" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.sloshspot.com/blog/05-17-2009/15-Common-Drinking-Myths-Debunked-158">"Drinking kills your brain cells."</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.sloshspot.com/blog/05-17-2009/15-Common-Drinking-Myths-Debunked-158"><P>This myth is an old one, originating from <A target="_blank" href="http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/HealthIssues/1103162109.html" linkindex="45">the same people</A> who said that having alcohol in your bloodstream could make you catch fire and burn alive. And until recently, it was never actually challenged. The fact that it scared people from drinking seemed to matter more than whether it was true. But according to modern science, the <EM>opposite</EM> is true. Far from killing your brain cells, moderate alcohol consumption has actually been shown to <STRONG>improve</STRONG> cognitive functioning and help preserve the brain's capabilities into old age.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.sloshspot.com/blog/05-17-2009/15-Common-Drinking-Myths-Debunked-158"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.sloshspot.com/img/9CFC3D19-8BA5-4B6B-ACEA-6633F9922E32" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.sloshspot.com/blog/05-17-2009/15-Common-Drinking-Myths-Debunked-158">"Being drunk improves your sex drive."</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.sloshspot.com/blog/05-17-2009/15-Common-Drinking-Myths-Debunked-158"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.sloshspot.com/img/059A2A04-2C2C-4B25-BF26-61748333C228" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.sloshspot.com/blog/05-17-2009/15-Common-Drinking-Myths-Debunked-158">"Beer before liquor makes you sicker."</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.sloshspot.com/blog/05-17-2009/15-Common-Drinking-Myths-Debunked-158"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.sloshspot.com/img/C8535F99-F65A-4B93-81C0-F8E552D8DEF6" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.sloshspot.com/blog/05-17-2009/15-Common-Drinking-Myths-Debunked-158"> "You're going to get a beer belly!"</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.sloshspot.com/blog/05-17-2009/15-Common-Drinking-Myths-Debunked-158"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.sloshspot.com/img/38DE0C15-4F79-414D-8CE9-5E29C68BCD64" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.sloshspot.com/blog/05-17-2009/15-Common-Drinking-Myths-Debunked-158">"Youth drinking is on the rise in America."</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.sloshspot.com/blog/05-17-2009/15-Common-Drinking-Myths-Debunked-158"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.sloshspot.com/img/C66B4E4A-C990-4B88-9F16-BEDA8C415969" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.sloshspot.com/blog/05-17-2009/15-Common-Drinking-Myths-Debunked-158">"Men and women of equal height can drink the same amount."</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.sloshspot.com/blog/05-17-2009/15-Common-Drinking-Myths-Debunked-158"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.sloshspot.com/img/396ECEB3-26ED-433C-B36D-A771F7566BCB" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.sloshspot.com/blog/05-17-2009/15-Common-Drinking-Myths-Debunked-158">"Drink often enough and you'll get addicted."</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.sloshspot.com/blog/05-17-2009/15-Common-Drinking-Myths-Debunked-158"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.sloshspot.com/img/920FA15F-8170-4412-8943-964995A7728B" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.sloshspot.com/blog/05-17-2009/15-Common-Drinking-Myths-Debunked-158">"Coffee will sober you up."</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.sloshspot.com/blog/05-17-2009/15-Common-Drinking-Myths-Debunked-158"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.sloshspot.com/img/7F927B60-CA3D-4D39-80AD-32A495B71454" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.sloshspot.com/blog/05-17-2009/15-Common-Drinking-Myths-Debunked-158">"Someone who passes out drunk just needs to sleep."</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.sloshspot.com/blog/05-17-2009/15-Common-Drinking-Myths-Debunked-158"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.sloshspot.com/img/7012F728-CC80-4CB6-8A92-DD603CB52E7B" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.sloshspot.com/blog/05-17-2009/15-Common-Drinking-Myths-Debunked-158">"Asprin can prevent hangovers."</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.sloshspot.com/blog/05-17-2009/15-Common-Drinking-Myths-Debunked-158"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.sloshspot.com/img/68511A5B-92AB-4390-9733-164865540F4D" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.sloshspot.com/blog/05-17-2009/15-Common-Drinking-Myths-Debunked-158"> "Beer is less intoxicating than other drinks."</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.sloshspot.com/blog/05-17-2009/15-Common-Drinking-Myths-Debunked-158"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.sloshspot.com/img/B0588172-9D90-4CA2-9A26-C095225039C3" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.sloshspot.com/blog/05-17-2009/15-Common-Drinking-Myths-Debunked-158">"Alcohol warms you up."</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.sloshspot.com/blog/05-17-2009/15-Common-Drinking-Myths-Debunked-158"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.sloshspot.com/img/5918C95D-2FA5-4B21-A2E4-B7E76B19B21F" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.sloshspot.com/blog/05-17-2009/15-Common-Drinking-Myths-Debunked-158"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.sloshspot.com/img/E7D12D92-CC9E-4FB9-8962-D4FCFAB7ECD2" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; 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