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Legal Drinking Ages Around The World 2025

Despite this island’s drinking age, some people who consume excess alcohol have not turned 18 yet. The Minimum Legal Drinking Age in Germany is 16 for both drinking wine and beer at an establishment and at home. However, the age raises to 18 when purchasing “spirits” (a.k.a. hard liquor), but 16-year-olds can buy beer or..

Alcohols Effects on Lung Health and Immunity

Brief exposure to moderate concentrations of alcohol stimulates cilia to beat faster through a nitric oxide-dependent mechanism (Sisson, Pavlik, & Wyatt, 2009). Conversely, prolonged alcohol exposure causes desensitization of cilia, making motility resistant to stimulation, a process known as alcohol-induced ciliary dysfunction (AICD), through a mechanism related to oxidant stress (Simet, Pavlik, & Sisson, 2013a;..