title: Effect of a low-carbohydrate diet and alcohol on perceptual motor skill.
abstract: Eleven adults of both sexes ate a low-carbohydrate diet consisting mainly of meat, fish, and eggs for two days. After a low-carbohydrate breakfast on the third day, they operated a Stressalyzer to test their basic perceptual motor skill. Each subject drank 1.5 oz. rye whiskey at hourly intervals from 9:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. Blood glucose decreased to below 50 mg. per 100 ml. in three of the eleven subjects; two of the three had decreased perceptual motor skill.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000434:Alcoholic Beverages; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D001944:Breath Tests; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D000431:Ethanol / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000187:drug effects*; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D000431:Ethanol