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.
Another one of alcohol's agreeable effects is body relaxation, possibly caused by neurons transmitting electrical signals in an alpha waves-pattern; such waves are observed (with the aid of EEGs) when the body is relaxed. Short-term effects of alcohol include the risk of injuries, violence and fetal damage. Alcohol has also been linked with lowered inhibitions, though it is unclear to what degree this is chemical versus psychological as studies with placebos can often duplicate the social effects of alcohol at low to moderate doses.