![]() ![]() Drinking too much can also weaken your immune system. Drinking for long periods of time also causes unnecessary stress on your heart as well as your liver. This is also why you may not have the best coordination after a few drinks. The effects on the brain are also the reason your mood and behavior can change while drinking. Alcohol interferes with the brain’s communication system, which makes it harder to think clearly. When drinking, alcohol can negatively affect your major organs. Some say a glass of red wine can help with heart health, but a few bottles everyday are probably not the best idea. Excretion usually begins after 40 minutes, where metabolism on the other hand begins as soon as alcohol is absorbed. ![]() Your body excretes the remainder through breath, urine, sweat, etc. About 95% is metabolized through the liver. Alcohol is removed from the blood stream through, metabolism, excretion, and evaporation. We heard of supposed tricks to stay drunk longer, or sober up more quickly, but honestly coffee will not help you sober up. After being absorbed, alcohol passes to the liver, where the first pass of metabolism occurs, before entering the blood stream. Alcohol is absorbed more slowly in the stomach, rather than the intestines, therefore alcohol consumed while eating, spends longer in the stomach and is absorbed more slowly. A small amount of alcohol is absorbed into the blood stream through the mucous membrane, the majority of alcohol enters the bloodstream through the walls of the small intestine. When alcohol is consumed, it passes down the esophagus, through the stomach, and into the small intestine. Alcohol is introduced into the body through drinking. Basically, a BAC of 0.1% means that there are 0.10 grams of alcohol for every deciliter of blood. How does this number really affect our bodies?īAC is expressed as the percentage of ethanol in the blood in units of alcohol per volume of blood. ![]() This measurement of alcohol levels in the blood stream is used for medical purposes as well as legal purposes. BAC is a way to measure blood ethanol concentration. The legal limit for driving is a BAC of 0.08%. Most of us only know BAC in terms of driving under the influence. We have all heard the acronym BAC, but do we really understand what this means and how it affects our daily life? BAC stands for blood alcohol content. ![]()
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