Can You Still Drink Alcohol?
You can still enjoy drinking by keeping the following tips in mind.
- Keep a Check on Your Serving Size
- No Added High-calorie Mixers
- Keep Your Calorie Intake in Check
- Hydrate Yourself
- Avoid Late-night Drinking
ETHANOL. THE ALCOHOL YOU DRINK
It’s found in beer, liquor, wine, and spirits. It’s created through the fermentation of yeast, sugar, and starches. Mostly from plants such as สมัครสมาชิก UFABET วันนี้ รับเครดิตฟรีทุกวัน barley, corn, and wheat. Ethanol alcohol is actually not toxic but its by-products acetaldehyde and acetate are. So when you get sick from drinking too much it’s actually those two things causing it.
ALCOHOL, ENERGY, AND CALORIES
Alcohol is a very dense source of energy. One gram of alcohol is equal to 7 calories. That comes in just under fat (9 calories per gram) and just above carbohydrate and protein (both 4 calories per gram).
It may seem obvious to most of you but it’s easy to forget to account for the liquid calories that we drink in a day. The average pint of lagger checks in at about 180 calories, a glass of 13% ABV white wine averages about 159 calories, and an 80 proof shot is 64 calories. This doesn’t account for any chasers or mixers.
WHAT DOES ALCOHOL DO IN YOUR BODY?
Once the alcohol has entered your system it is easily absorbed through the gastrointestinal tract (GI). About 20 to 25% of it will enter your bloodstream.
The liver then begins to metabolize a little bit of it at a time. However, the liver can only handle so much alcohol at a time, usually around one ounce every 90 minutes. Any excess alcohol consumed during that time is filtered throughout the body.
The faster you drink or the more that you drink, the quicker alcohol will build up in your bloodstream. This is when you get “drunk.”
The speed at which it is absorbed will depend on how much you’ve eaten, your size, your body fat percentage, and your gender.
If you’ve eaten before you have a drink it will take longer for the alcohol to be metabolized. The same if you are a bigger guy or girl.