Many people need a drink to get through the day because they are addicted to the ingredients from which their favorite alcoholic beverage is made. Consequently it seems that alcoholism and food addiction are closely related, if not identical.
Researchers at the Deaconess Hospital in St Louis, Missouri, have recently conducted an intensive enquiry into alcoholism and its possible causes. They found evidence to substantiate the belief that alcoholism is, in fact, a food allergy. Their research showed that alcoholics are twice as susceptible to food allergies as are nondrinkers. Different alcoholics were found to be addicted to the different elements within the drink, rather than alcohol itself.
Alcoholic beverages are made by fermenting sugars derived from the starches of various grains and vegetables. For example, beer contains barley and hops; whisky, malted barley; vodka, potatoes, rye or barley; wine, grapes; and so on. All alcoholic drinks contain yeast, another common allergen.
The presence of alcohol in the system acts as a catalyst to the absorption of materials from the intestinal tract. As the alcohol is absorbed, it takes along with it particles of the food from which the particular alcoholic drink was made. In addition, because of the catalytic effect of the […]

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