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Which of the Following Statements About Alcohol Consumption Is FALSE

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Which of the following statements about alcohol consumption is FALSE?


A) Methanol, ethanol and isopropanol are all alcohols, but the alcohol of nutritional significance is ethanol.
B) Alcohol is readily absorbed unchanged in the stomach and small intestine, and most consumed alcohol is metabolised in the liver.
C) Alcohol is considered a macronutrient (along with protein, fat and carbohydrate) because it can generate energy (29 kJ/g alcohol) .
D) One standard drink of a regular beer (5% alcohol) contains the same amount of ethanol as one standard drink of a light beer (2.7% alcohol) .
E) In Australia there is evidence that the percentage of adolescents aged between 15-17 years following the recommendation to delay the initiation of drinking for as long as possible appears to be increasing.

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