Question

Prolonged and excessive drinking can shrink the brain most intensely in ________ who have ________ of a stomach enzyme that digests alcohol.

Answer 1

Prolonged and excessive drinking can shrink the brain most intensely in women who have less of a stomach enzyme that digests alcohol.

What are enzyme that digests alcohol?

Alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) is an enzyme that aids in the metabolism (processing) of ethanol. The ethanol is transformed by your liver into acetaldehyde, which can harm cells. A different enzyme termed aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) aids in the conversion of hazardous acetaldehyde to harmless acetic acid (vinegar).

Women have less alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH), a stomach and liver enzyme that breaks down alcohol, than males do. A woman's body doesn't break down alcohol as effectively as a man's does, so more alcohol enters the bloodstream and her BAC rises.

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