Nutrition & You (4th Edition)
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780134167541
Author: Joan Salge Blake
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 9, Problem 9TF
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To examine: Whether the statement “Some states in the United States have lowered the legal drinking age to 18” is true or false.
Concept introduction: The age at which the individual can consume alcohol legally is called as legal drinking age. Alcohol is substance that is psychoactive that is also the active ingredient in recreational drinks such as wine, beer and other types of liquor. The main alcohol present in these recreational liquors is ethanol.
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