ALCOHOLIC COMPOSITIONS HAVING A LOWERED RISK OF ACETALDEHYDEMIA

摘要

The present invention provides beverages and pharmaceutical compositions containing a deuterated alcohol according to Formula 1, and provides methods for their manufacture and use.;;The compositions of the invention are expected to ameliorate some of the negative side effects associated with the consumption of alcohol, such as hangover and facial flushing.

主权项

1. A method of avoiding or reducing the severity of ethanol-induced facial flushing in an individual, comprising: providing to said individual an alcoholic beverage suitable for human consumption, the beverage, comprising: water and ethanol, wherein at least 5 mole percent of the ethanol is a deuterated alcohol having the formula wherein each H may independently be hydrogen or deuterium.