Did you know that alcoholic mixed drinks sweetened with sweetener get drunk faster?
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A US study with eight men and women showed that the sweetened mixed drinks lead to intoxication faster than the corresponding mixed drinks with sugary components.
Source: Fit for Fun
The researchers from Northern Kentucky University found that the the sweetener variants had an 18 per cent higher blood alcohol concentration than the control group with sugary mixed drinks. In addition, the reaction time was significantly more impaired.
The explanation for this effect: the sugary mixed drink slows down the absorption of alcohol into the blood, similar to solid food. Low-calorie or sugar-free mixed drinks cannot do this.
