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Alcohol is one of the few substances that can be absorbed right through the stomach wall. Whatever part makes it to the small intestines is promptly absorbed by the blood.
Since it is "active" in its ingested form, it takes effect as soon as it reaches the brain.
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What does the concentration of alcohol in the body depend on?
The concentration of alcohol in the body depends on factors such as the amount and rate of alcohol consumption, body weight, metabolism, food intake, and overall health. Additionally, factors like gender, age, and liver function play a role in how alcohol is processed and distributed in the body.
Does calorimetry measure alcohol intake?
Calorimetry measures heat energy released or absorbed during a chemical reaction or process, not alcohol intake. Blood alcohol concentration (BAC) tests are typically used to measure alcohol intake.
What organ oxidizes 90 percent of alcohol?
The liver is the organ that oxidizes 90 percent of alcohol. This organ is responsible for processing all toxins in the body. Excessive intake of alcohol can cause permanent damage to the liver.
What is alcohol intake?
That's another term for alcohol consumption.
How can you outlast someone when drinking?
If you eat bread you will be able to drink longer. Bread helps your body absorb the alcohol content you intake.
Alcohol intake prevents the body's absorption of?
Well it prevents the bodies absorption of water because it dehydrates you. And it burns up your sugar in your body which gives you low blood sugar.
Characteristic of alcohol intake and lactation?
Alcohol easily enters breast milk
What influences teenagers to intake alcohol?
Curiosity.
Why do heavy drinkers often suffer from malnutrition?
Heavy drinking is associated with malnutrition because when you are drinking heavily, your body binges on the alcohol. After a little while, you don't eat, you constantly drink and your body lacks the nutrients that it needs everyday to function properly.
What happens when you eat fatty foods before intake of alcohol?
You need much more alcohol to get drunk. It is most cost effective to drink before (or instead of) eating. Consumption of fatty meals after excessive alcohol intake does not generally annul the effects of alcohol.
What does the body use for energy when you have no carb intake?
When there is no carbohydrate intake the body runs on fats
Which organ is not affected by fetal alcohol syndrome?
It all depends on the intake of the alcohol and how the baby is born in general. Fetal alcohol syndrome could not affect anything, or it could affect many things. None of the organs are technically "not affected" but the part of the body that is definitely not affected is the skin.
