HES 145 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Breast Cancer, Motor Coordination, Cirrhosis
8 Dec 2016
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Ethyl alcohol - only alcohol that can be consumed. Malt liquors 6 - 8% alcohol by volume. Table wines 9 -14% alcohol by volume. Hard liquors 35 - 50% alcohol by volume. 1 drink 14 - 17 grams or 100 - 120 calories. 20% is rapidly absorbed from the stomach. 75% is absorbed in the upper small intestine. Remainder is absorber along the gi tract. Food in the stomach slows the absorption. Drink of high alcohol concentration slows absorption. Eventually all the alcohol ingested will be absorbed. Transported throughout the body via the bloodstream. Main site for metabolism is the liver. 2 - 10% of ingested alcohol is not metabolized. Balance of alcohol absorbed and rate of metabolism. The immediate effects of alcohol on health. Metabolism is the same if the person is awake or asleep. Negative effects: interference with motor coordination, verbal performance, & intellectual functions. Moderate doses may reduce the risk of hd.
