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Cardiovascular Responses of Oriental and Caucasian Men to Alcohol; Some Psychological Correlates

Barbara Sanders, George P. Danko, Bernadette Ching

SUMMARY. After drinking a small dose of alcohol, Orientals flushed, their heart rates increased and their diastolic pressures decreased; Caucasians’ skin reflectance did not change, but their heart rates and systolic blood pressures decreased. In both groups, flushing was associated with an increase in feelings of vigor. Other mood correlates depended on condition.