How does alcohol affect your mood? It may depend on what you drink.
Researchers from the Public Health Wales National Health System Trust and King’s College London — both in the United Kingdom — have turned to the general public to try to understand what different types of alcohol do to our emotions.
If you feel relaxed when you have a beer with your friends after work, but a glass of whiskey on the rocks makes you want to pick a fight with your loud neighbor, then you’re not alone.
Prof. Mark Bellis and colleagues found that certain drinks are likely to be associated with particular emotional states more than others. Spirits, they say, are more often associated with negative moods, while wines and beer more often elicit a positive response.
“For centuries,” says Prof. Bellis, “the history of rum, gin, vodka, and other spirits has been laced with violence. This global study suggests even today consuming spirits is more likely to result in feelings of aggression than other drinks.”
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