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  2. History of alcoholic drinks - Wikipedia

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    Ayurvedic texts concluded that alcohol was a medicine if consumed in moderation, but a poison if consumed in excess. [29] Most of the people in India and China, have continued, throughout, to ferment a portion of their crops and nourish themselves with the alcoholic product. In ancient India, alcohol was also used by the orthodox population.

  3. History of beer - Wikipedia

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    Philistine pottery beer jug. Beer is one of the oldest human-produced drinks. The written history of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia records the use of beer, and the drink has spread throughout the world; a 3,900-year-old Sumerian poem honouring Ninkasi, the patron goddess of brewing, contains the oldest surviving beer-recipe, describing the production of beer from barley bread, and in China ...

  4. Drunken monkey hypothesis - Wikipedia

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    The drunken monkey hypothesis proposes that human attraction to alcohol may derive from dependence of the primate ancestors of Homo sapiens on ripe and fermenting fruit as a dominant food source. [1] Ethanol naturally occurs in ripe and overripe fruit when yeasts ferment sugars, and consequently early primates (and many other fruit-eating ...

  5. 5 common alcohol myths debunked: Experts unpack the truth ...

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    Koob says research suggests that earlier alcohol use is associated with a higher likelihood of developing alcohol use disorder, even when the alcohol is provided by an adult at home; and kids ...

  6. Fermentation theory - Wikipedia

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    This theory was corroborated by Liebig's observation that other decomposing matter, such as rotten plant and animal parts, interacted with sugar in a similar manner as yeast. That is, the decomposition of albuminous matter (i.e. water-soluble proteins) caused sugar to transform to alcohol. [4] [5] Liebig held this view until his death in 1873. [4]

  7. Evolutionary models of human drug use - Wikipedia

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    Researchers [9] [10] have shown how emotional disposition is correlated with problematic use of alcohol, wherein if the reason for alcohol consumption is positive, the user is thought to drink to enhance positive feelings with greater control of the substance than if the user's emotional disposition prior to alcoholic consumption was negative ...

  8. Longtime Ban on Home Distilling May Finally End - AOL

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    Why is making spirits for personal use any of the government’s business in the first place?

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