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It’s just a myth that men are the prime binge drinkers. Turns out us women have a bigger and more serious alcohol problem. Don’t believe us? Read this AND this AND this.
Shocked? So are we!
While alcohol abuse remains a huge problem for both genders, the effects of consuming identical amounts of booze are more severe on women - even among those who share the same height and body weight as men.
And the reasons are pretty obvious:
• Women tend to have a greater body fat percentage and because fat cannot absorb alcohol, it is concentrated at higher levels in the blood.
• Women have less of the stomach enzyme dehydrogenase that metabolises booze, so we absorb roughly 30% more alcohol than men of the same height and body weight.
• Women in general are smaller than men, further concentrating alcohol absorption.
• Women tend to eat less, compounding the impact of booze.
• Women experience hormonal changes during their menstrual cycle which intensifies the effects of alcohol.
Think this is cause for concern? Do you know of women who, as the saying goes, drink like men? Share your thoughts and opinions on women and binge drinking in the box below.
VOTE: I am a woman and I binge drink…
Shocked? So are we!
While alcohol abuse remains a huge problem for both genders, the effects of consuming identical amounts of booze are more severe on women - even among those who share the same height and body weight as men.
And the reasons are pretty obvious:
• Women tend to have a greater body fat percentage and because fat cannot absorb alcohol, it is concentrated at higher levels in the blood.
• Women have less of the stomach enzyme dehydrogenase that metabolises booze, so we absorb roughly 30% more alcohol than men of the same height and body weight.
• Women in general are smaller than men, further concentrating alcohol absorption.
• Women tend to eat less, compounding the impact of booze.
• Women experience hormonal changes during their menstrual cycle which intensifies the effects of alcohol.
Think this is cause for concern? Do you know of women who, as the saying goes, drink like men? Share your thoughts and opinions on women and binge drinking in the box below.
VOTE: I am a woman and I binge drink…
