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How does eating before or while drinking alcohol affect alcohol absorption?

Question image: How does eating before or while drinking alcohol affect alcohol absorption?
  • A It speeds up alcohol absorption
  • It slows alcohol absorption into the blood
  • C It has no effect at all
  • D It removes alcohol from the body completely

Why this is the correct answer

Food slows the absorption of alcohol into the bloodstream, whereas drinking on an empty stomach causes alcohol to pass into the blood more quickly.

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