There are some great paragraphs in there. I like this piece! You can also read it at its source, the america.gov website too. It is true that 95 percent of American households own a car, and most Americans get to work by car (85 percent).
Beer is high in the GI scale and affects your blood sugar levels, this makes you hungry. Also alcohol lowers your inhibitions and you might not bother about what you eat, chips, burger or whatever is available at the time.
However, one study that looked at hunger in people without bipolar who took lithium found no major impact on hunger. Lithium also causes increased thirst, and another unproven theory is that this thirst leads people to consume high-calorie fluids such as sugary sodas and juices, leading to weight gain.