Are some types of AL more addictive than others?

[sasha]

I am just now noticing that red wine makes me want much, much more red wine. A beer though...well I am happy with just one. Margaritas - the rare one that I have does nothing to make me want more.
I just wonder if red wine messes with blood sugar more readily than other types of AL
Would love to hear any thoughts on this!
Sasha

[A Work in Progress]

Are some types of AL more addictive than others?

Most people who study this stuff say that alcohol is alcohol, it's all the same biochemically. Of course, some of us develop a strong preference for a particular type. And some people say they are only addicted to one type and not addicted to others.... But I don't believe there is any scientific evidence that any particular type of alcoholic drink is more "addictive" than any other...

Are you perhaps thinking that if you stop drinking red wine, and only drink other types of alcohol, you will be able to drink more moderately?

[sasha]

Are some types of AL more addictive than others?

Yes that idea appeals to me

I must say. I enjoy a beer or a marg. I feel nuts with red wine. If I could moderate with a few drinks a week, well I think that would be wonderful.
I am just beginning to think about this so it might be like you say that alchohol is alchohol. I suppose I could get to love beer like a crazy person too...
Perhaps I will test the theory.
Thanks for your thoughts.
Sasha

[maddiva]

Are some types of AL more addictive than others?

How I love your wise words wip. I really do. Me, I cannot drink lager or beer. Red wine makes me feel sick, but the white clear stuff is my downfall, be it wine, vodka, sambucca, gin. Anything white and clear. At the end of the day I just reckon me is an alcoholic who does not like dark stuff.

[A Work in Progress]

Are some types of AL more addictive than others?

Sasha, you might want to run that by some of the successful mods people around here... They might have advice, experience, suggestions... There's the daily "mod squad" thread....

[sasha]

Are some types of AL more addictive than others?

Thanks WIP

I posted over there and we'll see what others think. I appreciate your thoughtful responses.
Sasha.

[ezzmae]

Are some types of AL more addictive than others?

Well Sasha, I can't stand the smell or taste of red wine. I would rather die of thirst. I don't like white wine, cider, dried fruit, cranberry juice or vinegar. I think that there is something in fermented fruit that I don't like the taste of. I only really have a taste for beer, and I cannot stop at one. I have tried over the years to develope a taste for wine, we live in a wine growing region, but I just cannot. It always seemed a more sophisticated drink than beer. I don't really drink much spirits, not because I don't like the taste, I just don't want to go there with AL. I reckon if I can have a drink problem with beer, spirits would be the end of me. I don't think that one type of AL is more addictive. What I like with beer is that it takes a long time to get drunk, a journey that I have always enjoyed but am now trying to stop. So maybe I became addicted, not just to beer, but to the way I drank it.

[nancy]

Are some types of AL more addictive than others?

Hi there,

Beer is made of the sugar maltose which has a very high glycemic index, higher than white bread, according to the South Beach diet book. Major carbohydrate components called malodextrins have glycemic indices higher than table sugar (from the book.)

So the sugar response, triggering further cravings, should be very bad with beer or with alcohol mixed with fruit juices.

I don't know what the research shows either. I looked it up once and could not find much. I know from personal experience that preference plays a role as does how fast it can go down. I think white wine goes down very fast whereas for me red takes longer so it is safer. Beer goes down fairly easily but you can't have too much without getting all bloated and uncomfortable. Spirits are hard to drink without mixers.

I do think that red wine has a higher alcohol content than beer, so it could be that you are getting drunker faster and losing the ability to judge more quickly, hence having more alcohol.

I have been thinking lately that a safer bet at a bar would be a light bottled beer, less alcohol and calories, and a size that is smaller than a big pint.