[New post] Women generally have a lower percentage of natural body water than men, so they achieve higher concentrations of alcohol in the blood faster

Padraic Guilfoyle posted: " Since women are generally smaller than men, the same amount of alcohol will affect women more than men. However, even if a man and woman who weigh the same drink the same amount, the alcohol will still affect the woman more. This is because:Women ge" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Healthaware Women generally have a lower percentage of natural body water than men, so they achieve higher concentrations of alcohol in the blood faster by Padraic Guilfoyle Since women are generally smaller than men, the same amount of alcohol will affect women more than men.  However, even if a man and woman who weigh the same drink the same amount, the alcohol will still affect the woman more. This is because: Women generally have a lower percentage of natural body water than men, so they achieve higher concentrations of alcohol in the blood faster Women have less ADH, the enzyme that breaks down alcohol, and so aren't as effective at processing alcohol as men This is why the recommended number of standard drinks in most countries is different for men and women.  DiageoEU @DiageoEU · Sep 9 40% of people said that men and women feel the effects of alcohol equally. FALSE! Women have less of the enzyme that breaks down alcohol so the same amount of alcohol will affect women more than men. #DrinkPositive #DRINKiQ https://drinkiq.com/en-gb/ This free site is ad-supported. Learn more ​ Padraic Guilfoyle | September 15, 2021 at 2:49 pm | Tags: ADH, Alcohol, alcohol addiction, alcohol poisoning, Breast cancer, despair, Diageo, drug addiction, enzyme, Mental Health, sexual violence, womens health | Categories: Female health | URL: https://wp.me/p7mSsh-3fX Comment    See all comments    Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Healthaware. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://healthawaredotcom.wordpress.com/2021/09/15/women-generally-have-a-lower-percentage-of-natural-body-water-than-men-so-they-achieve-higher-concentrations-of-alcohol-in-the-blood-faster-7/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com