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Artificial Sweeteners Speed Alcohol Into Blood

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Posted on May 24, 2006

Alcoholic drinks made with artificial sweeteners lead to a higher rate of alcohol absorption than drinks made with sugar-based mixers.

Finally, some news you can use.

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LOS ANGELES—Alcoholic drinks made with artificial sweeteners lead to a high rate of alcohol absorption, resulting in a greater blood alcohol peak and concentration than from drinks made with sugar-based mixers.

The reason, Australian investigators told attendees here at Digestive Disease Week 2006, is the accelerated emptying of the stomach caused by artificial sweetening agents.

Dr. Chris Rayner and colleagues at Royal Adelaide Hospital studied eight healthy male volunteers. On one day, the subjects consumed an orange-flavored vodka drink made from alcohol and a mixer sweetened with sugar containing 478 calories. On the second day, the men drank the same amount of alcohol with a diet mixer containing 225 calories.

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