Exam 16: alcohol

Which of the following is NOT a tip for taking control of your alcohol intake?

If someone passes out after a night of hard drinking, he or she should be left alone to "sleep it off."

The chemical structure of alcohol is similar to which macronutrient?

People who abstain from alcohol should be encouraged to start drinking in moderation for the potential health benefits associated with alcohol consumption.

Complete avoidance of all alcoholic beverages is the only way for most people who abuse alcohol to achieve full and ongoing recovery.

A "drink" is defined as the amount of a beverage that provides how many fluid ounce of pure alcohol?

For males, binge drinking is defined as consuming how many alcoholic drinks on one occasion within a short period of time?

Women absorb a greater percentage of a given alcohol intake as compared to men of the same size.

Eight ounces (one cup) of beer is equivalent to one drink.

On average, a healthy adult can metabolize the equivalent of how many drink(s) per hour?

Alcohol provides how many kilocalories per gram?

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of low to moderate alcohol intake?

Twenty-four ounces of beer is equal to how many drinks?

What is the primary site of alcohol metabolism in the body?

As few as two drinks per day can increase the risk of hypertension in some people.

Women who are breastfeeding should abstain from alcohol as it easily passes into the breast milk at levels equal to blood alcohol concentrations.

It is safe for pregnant women to consume moderate amounts of alcohol after the first trimester of pregnancy.

Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a serious condition that is associated with physical birth defects and mental retardation.

The need to drink larger and larger amounts of alcohol to get the equivalent pleasurable sensations associated with alcohol intake is referred to as

Moderate alcohol consumption increases "good" cholesterol (HDL) and lowers "bad" cholesterol (LDL).