title: Social Drinking and Athletes.
abstract: In brief: A moderate amount of alcohol is unlikely to harm athletic performance as long as it is not ingested close to the time of competition. Some athletes, however, enjoy social drinking before, during, or after exercise. The author specifies the dangers-impaired athletic prowess, dehydration, hypoglycemia-of imbibing at these times and establishes guidelines for the safe and reasonable use of alcohol among athletes who choose to drink. She also challenges the following common misconceptions about alcohol: Beer is beneficial for pregame carbohydrate loading; champagne is harmless for postgame victory celebrations; coffee helps sober up athletes who have had too much to drink.
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authors.lastname: Clark