Not all alcoholic drinks are the same The type of alcohol you
consume may determine how hungry you feel afterwards, according
to an Australian study. A study, published in the journal
Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behaviour, shows that while
alcohol has a specific effect on the body, the additional
nutritional content of white wine, red wine and beer also
affects how our body responds to alcohol. It suggests further
research into the affects of alcohol should also consider what
we mix with our drinks. Research psychologist and lead author Dr
Anna Kokavec, of La Trobe University in Bendigo, says to
understand the effect of different alcoholic beverages her team
measured the influence they have on the hypothalamic-pituitary
adrenal (HPA) axis. The HPA axis regulates fluctuations in the
body, and is responsible for the synthesis of the steroid
hormones cortisol and dehyrdoepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS),
says Kokavec. "The HPA axis is a system that has an input into
nearly everything in the body." Kokavec says