Alcohol Facts Determine whether each stotement about alcohal and alcohal consump

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Alcohol Facts Determine whether each stotement about alcohal and alcohal consumpton is true or false Given the same amount of alcohol, a woman is likely to reach a higher blood alcohol concentration than a man of similar size due to differences in body fat and body water FALSE TRUE The liver is the primary site of alcohol metabolism Excess aloohol can be stored in the body Moderate alcohol consumption can lower risk of developing cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes Alcohol requires no digestion Moderate drinking means one drink per day for men and two drinks per day for women

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1) True. Women have more fat and less water in body compared to men which increases their blood alcohol concentrations easily.

2) True. Alcohol is almost entirely metabolized in the liver.

3) False. Human body cannot store alcohol.It will be metabolized.

4) True. Moderate alcohol consumption is proved to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases

5) True. It is absorbed and metabolized.

6) False. One drink per day for women and two drinks per day for men is moderate.

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