Multiple choice general knowledge

Which of these is a popular misconception about alcohol?

  1. Alcohol affects men and women differently.

  2. Alcohol warms your body.

  3. Alcohol isn't absorbed as quickly by the body when there's food in the stomach.

  4. none
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The idea that alcohol warms your body is a common myth. Alcohol actually causes blood vessels to dilate near the skin's surface, creating a sensation of warmth, but it simultaneously causes heat loss from the body's core, making you colder overall. Options A and C are both true facts about alcohol, not misconceptions.

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