It’s a known fact that a male’s metabolism is different than a female’s. That is one reason why the male will lose more, on the same diet, than the female will. Proportion sizes of food for males are larger and the allowable daily calorie intake is larger. Of course, their bodies are mostly larger than the females too. But it is not all because of size. Alcohol metabolizes differently between the sexes too.
Females can consume less in a shorter space of time and experience the same effect as males who ingest more over a longer length of time. This occurs because the female body has more fatty tissue and less water than the male. Females, even though drinking less, experience more severe hangovers than males. Alcohol even affects their brains differently. Females are less sedated from alcohol consumption but their cognitive function and judgment are more impaired. Females become alcoholics at a faster pace than males, even though they may be drinking less. At the same time, there are more male alcoholics than female.
Besides brain damage, women tend to develop eating disorders, depression, cirrhosis, stroke and cardiovascular damage from alcohol quicker than the males do. The damage to the male’s organs is more severe but takes longer to occur.
When alcohol is consumed by adolescents there are some added concerns. The human brain continues to develop until age twenty one. Alcohol damages the female brain, liver and other body parts quicker than the males. Even with shorter histories of drinking, females may have more memory loss and more trouble solving puzzles, reading maps, understanding complex lectures or following a set of instructions. With younger females, alcohol can affect puberty and interfere with menstrual cycles.
All alcoholics will eventually lose brain cells and functions. The loss is more profound in the female. If alcohol is causing a problem for you or someone you know, there is help available. Call A Better Tomorrow today and begin the road to recovery.
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I never considered this, but it makes sense. Most men are bigger too and that makes a difference. I just never thought about all of the ways that our bodies work.
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