NUTR SCI 132 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Blood Alcohol Content, Acetaldehyde, Energy Density
15 Nov 2017
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1st enzyme : fast version = dont stay drunk as long, slow version = drunk longer, alc. 2nd enzyme: fast: more pleasure, slow: less pleasurable (reverse of first enzyme) Mostly in liver but also in cells that line small intestine (those ones will not enter blood. Absorbed only, does not need to be digested stream and will not make you drunk) Women get 20% more into blood stream. Women have higher risk of cancer and liver disease due to bigger impact from alcohol. 1 drink = 15 g of alcohol (12 oz beer, 5 oz wine, 1 oz hard liqour) **usually drinking more. Men ^ 4 drinks in one hour. Women ^ 3 drinks in one hour. To get rid of alc have to break it down chemically into the next stage (see first. Concentrated in body water after absorbed (not body fat) More lean mass you have, the more dilute the alcohol (ex heavy weight vs light weight)
