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'''Ethanol''', also called '''ethyl alcohol''', '''pure alcohol''', '''grain alcohol''', or '''drinking alcohol''', is a [[volatility (chemistry)|volatile]], [[flammable]], colorless liquid. It is a [[psychoactive drug]], best known as the type of [[alcohol]] found in [[alcoholic beverage]]s. | |||
Ethanol is a straight-chain [[alcohol]], and its [[chemical formula]] is C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>OH (or CH<sub>3</sub>-CH<sub>2</sub>-OH). | |||
==Health effects== | ==Health effects== | ||
===Harmful=== | ===Harmful=== | ||
Heavy drinking can lead to [[alcohol withdrawal]] when drinking is stopped. | Heavy drinking can lead to [[alcohol withdrawal]] when drinking is stopped. | ||
===Beneficial=== | ===Beneficial=== | ||
Moderate drinking is associated with reduced cardiac morbidity. Starting moderate drinking during middle age is also associated with cardiovascular benefits and reduced total mortality<ref name="pmid17159008">{{cite journal |author=Di Castelnuovo | |||
Moderate drinking is associated with reduced cardiac morbidity. Starting moderate drinking during middle age is also associated with cardiovascular benefits and reduced total mortality.<ref name="pmid17159008">{{cite journal |author=Augusto Di Castelnuovo, Simona Costanzo, Vincenzo Bagnardi, Maria B. Donati, Licia Iacoviello L and Gionanni de Gaetano|title=Alcohol dosing and total mortality in men and women: an updated meta-analysis of 34 prospective studies |journal=Arch. Intern. Med. |volume=166 |issue=22 |pages=2437–45 |year=2006 |pmid=17159008 |doi=10.1001/archinte.166.22.2437 |url=http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=17159008 |issn=}}</ref>.<ref name="pmid18328303">{{cite journal |author=D.E. King DE, A.G. Mainous and M.E. Geesey |title=Adopting moderate alcohol consumption in middle age: subsequent cardiovascular events |journal=Am. J. Med. |volume=121 |issue=3 |pages=201–6 |year=2008 |month=March |pmid=18328303 |doi=10.1016/j.amjmed.2007.12.004 |url=http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0002-9343(07)01192-8 |issn=}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 23:00, 13 November 2008
Ethanol, also called ethyl alcohol, pure alcohol, grain alcohol, or drinking alcohol, is a volatile, flammable, colorless liquid. It is a psychoactive drug, best known as the type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages.
Ethanol is a straight-chain alcohol, and its chemical formula is C2H5OH (or CH3-CH2-OH).
Health effects
Harmful
Heavy drinking can lead to alcohol withdrawal when drinking is stopped.
Beneficial
Moderate drinking is associated with reduced cardiac morbidity. Starting moderate drinking during middle age is also associated with cardiovascular benefits and reduced total mortality.[1].[2]
References
- ↑ Augusto Di Castelnuovo, Simona Costanzo, Vincenzo Bagnardi, Maria B. Donati, Licia Iacoviello L and Gionanni de Gaetano (2006). "Alcohol dosing and total mortality in men and women: an updated meta-analysis of 34 prospective studies". Arch. Intern. Med. 166 (22): 2437–45. DOI:10.1001/archinte.166.22.2437. PMID 17159008. Research Blogging.
- ↑ D.E. King DE, A.G. Mainous and M.E. Geesey (March 2008). "Adopting moderate alcohol consumption in middle age: subsequent cardiovascular events". Am. J. Med. 121 (3): 201–6. DOI:10.1016/j.amjmed.2007.12.004. PMID 18328303. Research Blogging.