As the weekend approaches, I thought it prudent to point out as a public service that you will probably get drunker faster if you mix your drinks with diet ginger ale or tonic water than with calorie-laden mixers. Sugar-free mixers speed gastric emptying which rapidly boosts blood alcohol levels, reported Chris Rayner, M.D., of the Royal Adelaide Hospital in Adelaide, Australia, in a presentation at Digestive Disease Week.
I suppose that some of you will now have a good excuse ... scientific research.
Posted by Bill at June 22, 2006 08:50 AMThanks so much for the tip! I'm starting vacation tonight after work and your prescription is just what the doctor ordered.
Posted by: Vito at June 22, 2006 03:25 PMDamn dude, that's excellent info!
*stocks up on tonic*
*and limes*
*oh, and lemons*
*ok, even on diet ginger ale*
*what's up with these asterisks? I don't seem to be able to stop*
*ok, I'm really stopping now*
*ok, no for totally real!!*
I'm glad I drink very little. When I do have a mixed drink, I wouldn't think of using anything diet. I hate the word diet! Curse the word; curse, curse...
Posted by: Trace at June 22, 2006 07:24 PM