Health Sciences 1001A/B Lecture Notes - Coronary Artery Disease, Abdominal Pain, Insomnia
30 Apr 2012
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79. 3% of canadians reported alcohol consumption in the past year. Males are more likely to report drinking in the past year than females. Highest drinking rate is among 18-24 year olds: 95% of university students consume alcohol. Alcohol is the leading cause of death among people ages 15-24: through car crashes and other injuries, drinking and driving is the #1 criminal cause of death. The rest is absorbed further down the gastrointestinal tract. It is then distributed throughout the bodily tissues, affecting nearly every bodily system: main site of alcohol metabolism is the liver (transforms alcohol into energy and other products) Body can metabolize about - of a drink in 1 hour. 2-10% of alcohol is not metabolized by liver it is excreted by lungs, kidneys and sweat glands (the basis of breath and urine tests, but they are not accurate) Metabolic rate not affected by exercise, deep breathing, eating, coffee, other drugs or sleep.
