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Yeast Allergies
The type of yeast used to ferment alcoholic beverages is a one-celled fungus commonly known as brewer’s yeast. The scientific name is Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and it’s the same yeast that is used to make bread rise.
It’s important to note that most literature about yeast allergies is referring to an entirely different organism (Candida albicans) that some alternative health practitioners have speculated can cause everything from chronic fatigue to depression. While mainstream practitioners agree that Candida albicans can cause acute infections like thrush, most reject the theory that chronic candidiasis is responsible for widespread health problems in much of the population.
Do you seem to get sick every time you drink alcohol? I’m not talking about feeling hungover, I’m talking about experiencing food allergy symptoms or odd gastrointestinal or physical symptoms after only one or two drinks.
While true allergies to ethanol (the type of alcohol in intoxicating beverages) are rare, alcoholic beverages include a number of ingredients that can cause allergies and intolerances. While some of these allergies may require you to abstain from alcohol entirely, some can be worked around.
Gluten and Wheat
Gluten, the protein that triggers celiac disease reactions, is found in malted barley, which is used to make beer and some hard ciders. Some beer also contains wheat.
The more places that sell alcohol in a neighborhood, the greater the number of injuries that occur to children who live there, a new study reports.
The findings, published in the November issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, are based on analyzing data from 1,646 California zip code areas and local hospital discharges for childhood injuries, assaults and injuries related to child abuse from 2000.
“First, greater densities of off-premise alcohol outlets may increase the frequency of drinking among parents at home, undermining their ability to adequately supervise their children’s activities,” Bridget Freisthler, an assistant professor in the department of social welfare at the University of California, Los Angeles, said in a news release issued by the journal’s publisher.