How much alcohol is the liver capable of oxidizing per hour?
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How much alcohol is the liver capable of oxidizing per hour?
4 doctors weighed in
Dr. Alan Wartenberg
Addiction Medicine
In brief:
About one drink/hour
The liver actually gets "revved up" the more you drink, and heavier drinkers can metabolize more alcohol, but the alcohol ultimately causes damage.
Once that damage is severe, the liver can actually metabolize less alcohol. One drink per hour is about the rate we metabolize, if by one drink we mean a shot (1.5 oz) of 40 percent spirits, 12 oz 6% beer or 5 oz 10% wine.
In brief:
About one drink/hour
The liver actually gets "revved up" the more you drink, and heavier drinkers can metabolize more alcohol, but the alcohol ultimately causes damage.
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