The four authorities that replaced Avon are: 1  The City and County of Bristol. 2  South Gloucestershire â formed from the Kingswood and Northavon districts. 3  North Somerset â formed from the Woodspring district. 4  Bath and North East Somerset â formed from the Bath and Wansdyke districts.
How Alcohol Affects Metabolism. Alcohol contains empty calories and has no nutritional value. Your body can't store alcohol, so it must metabolize it right away. Metabolizing alcohol, however, can have a detrimental effect on other metabolic processes. Here's what you should know about alcohol and your metabolism. Alcohol and Nutrition. Alcohol contains only empty calories and has no nutritional value.
Alcohol is often incorrectly classified as a stimulant or upper. Alcohol is in fact a tranquilliser which depresses the central nervous system. The short term physical effects depend on the blood-alcohol level. It ranges from mild mood changes to complete loss of coordination, vision, balance and speech. These effects usually wear off in a matter of hours after a person stops drinking. Larger amounts of blood alcohol can impair brain functioning and eventually cause unconsciousness. An extreme overdose, when the blood-alcohol level is higher than 0,50, can be fatal.