Guest guest Posted January 3, 2001 Report Share Posted January 3, 2001 http://www.sirc.org/publik/drinking_contents.html This may be of interest to broaden perspectives. Dave Trippel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2001 Report Share Posted January 4, 2001 In his account misses that it is thought that fermentation was developed simply in order to suppress water-borne micro-organisms, which meant it could stay potable for much longer periods, freeing ppl from being tied to known sources of fresh water. This imo is a far more plausible explanation for the adoption of alcohol drinking than its use for celebrating drinking. Also, man probably had been eating fermenting fruit for a long time; as well as elephants, other primates do this and appear to get hangovers too. As I ve said before, it is thought that this is why Europeans dont show the " flush " response to alcohol that Asians do: European body chemistry has gradually evolved to accommadate alcohol drinking. Acceptance of this notion does not require accpetance of a genetic explanation as to why there are greater alcoholism rates in some Asian groups than in whites - many Asian groups show *less* alcoholism but still show the flush. Indeed as the flush is generally aversive ne might expect it to have that effect. Clearly reation to alcohol is highly culturally and psychologically determined. Pete P.S. I like playing poker, and I'm thinking of inventing a new hand, the Asian Flush. All Hearts and Diamonds perhaps? > http://www.sirc.org/publik/drinking_contents.html > > This may be of interest to broaden perspectives. > > Dave Trippel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2001 Report Share Posted January 4, 2001 In his account misses that it is thought that fermentation was developed simply in order to suppress water-borne micro-organisms, which meant it could stay potable for much longer periods, freeing ppl from being tied to known sources of fresh water. This imo is a far more plausible explanation for the adoption of alcohol drinking than its use for celebrating drinking. Also, man probably had been eating fermenting fruit for a long time; as well as elephants, other primates do this and appear to get hangovers too. As I ve said before, it is thought that this is why Europeans dont show the " flush " response to alcohol that Asians do: European body chemistry has gradually evolved to accommadate alcohol drinking. Acceptance of this notion does not require accpetance of a genetic explanation as to why there are greater alcoholism rates in some Asian groups than in whites - many Asian groups show *less* alcoholism but still show the flush. Indeed as the flush is generally aversive ne might expect it to have that effect. Clearly reation to alcohol is highly culturally and psychologically determined. Pete P.S. I like playing poker, and I'm thinking of inventing a new hand, the Asian Flush. All Hearts and Diamonds perhaps? > http://www.sirc.org/publik/drinking_contents.html > > This may be of interest to broaden perspectives. > > Dave Trippel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2001 Report Share Posted January 4, 2001 In his account misses that it is thought that fermentation was developed simply in order to suppress water-borne micro-organisms, which meant it could stay potable for much longer periods, freeing ppl from being tied to known sources of fresh water. This imo is a far more plausible explanation for the adoption of alcohol drinking than its use for celebrating drinking. Also, man probably had been eating fermenting fruit for a long time; as well as elephants, other primates do this and appear to get hangovers too. As I ve said before, it is thought that this is why Europeans dont show the " flush " response to alcohol that Asians do: European body chemistry has gradually evolved to accommadate alcohol drinking. Acceptance of this notion does not require accpetance of a genetic explanation as to why there are greater alcoholism rates in some Asian groups than in whites - many Asian groups show *less* alcoholism but still show the flush. Indeed as the flush is generally aversive ne might expect it to have that effect. Clearly reation to alcohol is highly culturally and psychologically determined. Pete P.S. I like playing poker, and I'm thinking of inventing a new hand, the Asian Flush. All Hearts and Diamonds perhaps? > http://www.sirc.org/publik/drinking_contents.html > > This may be of interest to broaden perspectives. > > Dave Trippel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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