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...made an attractive target for domestication by our Stone Age ancestors. As food, they are densely packed with sugar and valuable for that reason alone. But in addition, McGovern thinks, ancient people were probably well aware of the fermentation process whereby yeast turns the sugar in grape juice into alcohol. Indeed, wild grapes frequently carry a dusting of yeast on their skins, probably transported by wasps and other flying insects, and will occasionally ferment right on the vine (birds sometimes become so inebriated eating wild grapes that they fall from their perches...
Having a sweet tooth may foretell more than a little extra padding around the gut. A new study found that people with a paternal history of alcoholism were 2.5 times as likely to enjoy sweets as those with no such history and may be at high risk for drinking problems down the line. The link may seem odd, but researchers say our reactions to alcohol and sweets are regulated by the same mechanism in the brain...
Lifting the liquor ban would be a boon for C’est Bon, which is one of the few Harvard Square businesses that sells alcohol...
Since C’est Bon is open on Sunday, Sarkis said he often has to explain to frustrated customers why they can’t buy alcohol...
...this measure passes the governor’s office, Massachusetts residents will be able to buy alcohol on Sundays—a change applauded by students, but opposed by some already-overworked store-owners...