Consuming alcohol can negatively degrade the human body. Alcohol affects almost every organ of the human body, including the brain, heart, liver, and pancreas.
The consumption of alcohol mostly occurs in the small intestine (about 80% is absorbed here) of the human body. And about 20% of alcohol is absorbed through the stomach.
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T-Rex
Most of us are pretty familiar with, and fond of every child’s favorite friendly dinosaur. You know the big jolly purple guy that carries around a make believe bag and teaches kids valuable life lessons in the most fun way possible. It might be difficult to believe knowing the disposition and dangerousness of the mighty T-Rex but Barney the purple dinosaur is a ...
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There are three types of alcohol that dissolve in water: ethanol, methanol, and propanol. These three alcohols are miscible, meaning that they will dissolve in water within any proportion. In the case of alcohols, the rule of any other case carries over, meaning that the basic solubility rule that “like dissolves like” still holds true, but is a bit more complex.
Every ...
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The definition of a solute is “the minor in a solution, dissolved in a solvent.” If the alcohol has a lower volume than the water in this solution, that will make the alcohol the solute. The amount of solute that can be dissolved into a solvent changes with temperature. Water is the most common solvent used by living things.
Common uses for organic solvents are found in ...
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While food coloring makes foods more vibrant and appealing, food colorings can be dangerous to your health. While there have been no proven long-term effects of the dyes, it has been linked to certain types of cancers and allergies. Food dyes are found in many items that you encounter every day such as gelatin desserts, pet food, sodas and other beverages and some meat products such as hot ...
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Food allergies occur when your body comes in contact with a certain food, whether by digestion or simply breathing in the air around the food, that your body thinks is trying to harm you. When you have a food allergy, a specific food will trigger your immune system into thinking that part of the food is harmful. Your body will then tell cells to release an antibody called immunoglobulin which ...
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While food allergies can be either mild or life threatening, fever is not a symptom that is commonly present. The common symptoms present with a food allergy include:
• Hives, itching or eczema • Abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting or nausea • Swelling of the lips, face tongue and throat • Tingling or itching in the mouth • Dizziness, lightheadedness or ...
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Most allergies are developed in infancy or childhood, but as some people age, they will outgrow their allergies. It is unknown by doctors exactly why some individuals allergies will disappear as they grow older, but those who’s allergies do disappear, are considered very lucky.
It is more common to outgrow your allergies to things such as hay and animals, but is possible to ...
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Food poising is fairly common and occurs in every 1 out of 6 Americans each year. Food poisoning occurs after eating foreign germs, viruses, or parasites. Food poisoning symptoms include vomiting, nausea, and diarrhea that is normally set on within a few hours of eating.
On occasion, food poisoning symptoms may take days or a week to show up, but symptoms generally last only a few ...
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Phytochemicals are compounds found in plants, commonly known as macronutrients or micronutrients which are capable of carrying out a biochemical and biological activity in the body when consumed. Macronutrients are nutrients found in food such as protein and carbohydrates while micronutrients are things such as vitamins and minerals.
It is best to consume whole foods to ...
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