Women of the same height and weight as men tend to become intoxicated faster when consuming the same amount of alcohol over the same length of time. That's because they have a higher proportion of fat (which doesn't absorb alcohol, thus concentrating it in the blood), less of a stomach enzyme (dehydrogenase) that helps metabolize alcohol, and because of the action of female hormones.
Blood alcohol content(BAC) is affected primarily by the size of the person drinking. So me being 6' 5" can drink more before my BAC increases whereas some one who is 5' 5" BAC would increase more rapidly. So seeing as most women are smaller then men can theoretically drink more wih out their BAC skyrocketing.
Less of an enzyme that helps metabolize alcohol and a higher proportion of fat, which concentrates alcohol in the bloodstream.
Women are generally smaller than men, and they produce less of the enzyme that breaks down alcohol. For those reasons, most women will have a higher BAC than the average male if they both drink the same amount of alcohol.
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Males have higher amounts of the dehydrogenase enzyme, so males can eliminate alcohol faster. Men also have more water in their bodies than women so they can dilute alcohol faster.
Males have higher amounts of the dehydrogenase enzyme, so males can eliminate alcohol faster. Men also have more water in their bodies than women so they can dilute alcohol faster.
Males have higher amounts of the dehydrogenase enzyme, so males can eliminate alcohol faster. Men also have more water in their bodies than women so they can dilute alcohol faster.
Indirectly. Blood alcohol content (BAC) is always dependent on how much you drink. However, women do not produce as much of the enzyme that metabolizes alcohol in the liver. That means that their BAC will become higher and remain high longer than a male for a given amount of drinking, as the liver will not be able to remove it as efficiently.This also means that women who drink heavily tend to develop advanced alcoholism sooner than men, and die sooner if they continue to drink.
Not that I am aware of. The blood alcohol levels would be the same percentage, but men can typically drink more alcohol (even at the same age and weight and consumption rate) than women because women typically have a lower water content in their blood, so the BAC percentage isn't different, but women's BAC can rise faster.
true or false?
A drinker would long be dead before 74% BAC could be achieved.
It varies depending on state law in the US.