Question 4156
Alcohol is absorbed more quickly if...
- the stomach is empty.
- fermented beverages, such as beer, are consumed.
- it is consumed little by little and on a full stomach.
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Correct answer: the stomach is empty.
On an empty stomach, alcohol enters your blood faster and in greater amounts, and its effects hit all at once. Drinking slowly and eating slows its passage into the blood, although all of it eventually gets there. Fermented drinks, such as beer, are absorbed more slowly than distilled drinks.