I can attest to the truthfulness and accuracy of the headline of this story.
On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 9:39 AM, Bear Bear <[email protected]> wrote: > Just tasting beer may make you want to drink more > > AP GraphicsBank > > - > > 12 Comments > > > <http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57579677/just-tasting-beer-may-make-you-want-to-drink-more/#postComments> > / > - Shares / > - 41 Tweets / > - Stumble / > - > Email<?subject=Your%20friend%20has%20shared%20a%20CBSNews%20link%20with%20you&body=Just%20tasting%20beer%20may%20make%20you%20want%20to%20drink%20more%0Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2F8301-204_162-57579677%2Fjust-tasting-beer-may-make-you-want-to-drink-more%2F> > - More + > > Just tasting cold, refreshing beer -- with no influence from alcohol -- > make increase your desire to get drunk. > > 15 Photos > 14 "facts" about drinking: Are you misinformed? > <http://www.cbsnews.com/2300-204_162-10008430-1.html> > > A new study reveals that the taste of beer leads the brain to release a > hormone called dopamine, which controls the reward and pleasure centers of > the brain. Dopamine has been linked to drinking and other drug abuse. > > "We believe this is the first experiment in humans to show that the taste > of an alcoholic drink alone, without any intoxicating effect from the > alcohol, can elicit this dopamine activity in the brain's reward centers," > David A. Kareken, professor of neurology at the Indiana University School > of Medicine and the deputy director of the Indiana Alcohol Research Center, > said in a press > release<http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-04/iu-tob041113.php>. > > > Forty-nine men who were about 25-years-old were scanned with positive > electron tomography (PET) when they tasted beer and when they tasted > Gatorade. None of the men had significant drug or tobacco use history, and > they all said they liked beer over other alcoholic drinks. > > Women were not included in the experiment because there weren't many women > who said they preferred beer and met the study's other criteria. > > Study participants were given 0.5 oz of their preferred beer over 15 > minutes. This allowed them to taste the beer, but not increase their blood > alcohol level above a detectable amount. They could not get intoxicated off > of this amount. > > There were significantly increased levels of dopamine on the beer scans > compared to the Gatorade scans. Subjects said they craved more beer after > tasting beer, while not many said they wanted to drink more Gatorade after > drinking the sports drink. This was in spite of the fact that many > participants said they preferred the taste of Gatorade. > > Stronger effects were seen in participants who said they had close > relatives who had a history of alcoholism, which may signify a genetic link > for the disease. > > - Moderate drinking may increase breast cancer survival > rates<http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57579167/moderate-drinking-may-increase-breast-cancer-survival-rates/> > - "Hangover soup" Yak-a-mein actually works, scientist > says<http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57578953/hangover-soup-yak-a-mein-actually-works-scientist-says/> > - Study shows Brits underreport alcohol consumption by up to 60 > percent<http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57571653/study-shows-brits-underreport-alcohol-consumption-by-up-to-60-percent/> > > Dai Stephens, a research professor in psychology at the University of > Sussex, told the BBC <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22153318> that > while the finding that taste can influence desire was not surprising > because similar results were seen in animal studies, the family link was > interesting. He was not involved in the study. > > "(This) underlies the development of alcohol, and perhaps other drug > abuse," Stephens said. > > But other experts said it wasn't time to jump to conclusions about beer > drinkers' risk for alcoholism. > > "With regard to the family history effect, this is quite difficult to > assess and know what it means so we can't be too sure of an effect or how > strong it might be," Peter Anderson, a professor of substance use, policy > and practice at Newcastle University, U.K., said in a statement to Live > Science<http://www.livescience.com/28716-beer-taste-triggers-dopamine-release.html> > . > > Dr. Scott Krakower, medical director of the Mineola Community Treatment > Center in Mineola, N.Y., agreed with the study's findings. He suggested to > HealthDay that physicians may want to look into any patients that are > reporting increased drinking habits. > > "It's one of the first pieces of research that tests whether the flavor of > something affects behavior," he said to > HealthDay<http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2013/04/15/beers-taste-may-trigger-urge-to-get-drunk>. > "People tell me they can't be around alcohol at all because it immediately > triggers them to start drinking." > > The study was published on April 15 in > Neuropsychopharmacology<http://www.nature.com/npp/journal/vaop/naam/pdf/npp201391a.pdf> > . > > > > Your tax dollars at work. > > Bear > > > -- > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. 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