With winter in full swing (mostly), people are starting to head for the ski slopes. And what’s better than a day of skiing? Après-skiing, maybe? Altitude sickness can sneak up fast — especially if you’re sipping cocktails to enhance the late-day euphoria. @foodandwine discusses why alcohol hits different at higher elevations and how you can prevent that two-by-four-to-the-forehead feeling from drinking too much up there:

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#Culture #Skiing #ApresSki #Sports #Alcohol #Mountains #Drinking

Altitude and Alcohol: Why Your Usual Drinks Hit Different in the Mountains

Planning a ski trip? Learn how altitude sickness starts, what symptoms to watch for, how alcohol at elevation worsens it, and smart prevention and treatments from experts.

^{Rich Manning (Food & Wine)}

«Quizá ha pasado un poco desapercibido, pero esta semana la Organización Mundial de la Salud ha movido una ficha importante. Ha dicho a los países europeos que la era de considerar el #alcohol un patrimonio cultural o una sustancia inofensiva ha acabado».

Bebemos porque queremos (y nadie hace nada por evitarlo)
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Bebemos porque queremos (y nadie hace nada por evitarlo)

Cada semana, nuestro boletín '¡Salud!' te trae las novedades de la actualidad sanitaria y científica que afectan a tu día a día

^{Sofía Pérez Mendoza (ElDiario.es)}

😂 (Note: though, not funny for recovering alcoholics or people allergic to alcohol)

BBC: Warning issued after US energy drink cans accidentally filled with vodka

"US authorities are warning consumers of Celsius energy drinks to check their cans after some were accidently filled with vodka.

The US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) issued the warning for the Astro Vibe Blue Razz edition of the drink.

The mix-up came about after a packaging supplier mistakenly shipped empty Celsius cans to the vodka seltzer company High Noon, which filled them with alcohol."

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#vodka #alcohol #oops #celsius #foodsafety

Celsius energy drink cans filled with vodka in production mishap

The warnings impact certain varieties of High Noon vodka seltzers and Celsius energy drink cans.

^{Jake Lapham (BBC News)}