is it true the bigger ur body mass, the more alcohol you can drink?
336020
It's true only to a degree. Because alcohol is metabolized mainly by the liver, it's the size of the liver that really counts. Although a person who used to be thin and is now fat (with essentially the same liver) will dilute the alcohol a bit more in the extra tissue, it isn't enough to make a real difference.\n\nSo, other than bigger people having a bigger liver to metabolize alcohol faster, it isn't as much a factor as tolerance would be in relation to how drunk you are. Of course, drunk in that sense is 'ability to function' and not the legal deffinition of 'percentage alcohol in the bloodstream'.
999627
depends on your weight
805008
ha ha! depends how much i've had to drink!
278412
Yes, the greater height and lean weight of a person effects almost all organs in a similar manner.  There are also individiual variations.  However, a 400 pd obese person wont have a small intestine twice the size of a 2oo pd lean person.
545649
Yes it does.  When you first start drinking water you will lose your water weight and if you keep drinking lots of water than you body will realize that it won't need to store water anymore and you won't get water weight.\nPlus if you are working out you NEED to drinks LOTS of water because your muscles get dehydrated
396676
No way.. it rather makes u put some weight..
887690
yes and no.  There reaches a point where your body will start retaining the little bit of water you do take in.  Weight watchers, of which I am a member, recommends that you drink 8 glasses (8oz each) of water in order to be healthy and help to stop from being hungry.  Although I wouldn't drink anything before a weigh-in, I do believe in keeping well hydrated.
903415
Excess alcohol can do - if not directly, through an effect on bones and joints - only excess.
572821
There is some evidence that moderate amounts of alcohol (about one drink a day) helps raise HDL or "good" cholesterol.  HDL can help remove "bad" cholesterol from the body and prevent heart disease.  However, the benefits do not increase if you drink more alcohol.  Drinking large amounts of alcohol would do more harm than good, and could actually contribute to heart disease by raising blood pressure.
971604
it gets larger and thicker because of the added weight... your muscles, as long as you are semi-active, also become stronger because of the added weight...
905167
yes if u are a proportionate individual.. that's scientifically true..
965468
You can drink alcohol in moderate amounts.  If you overdo it, it can cause stomach problems.\n-MM
515009
NO. THAT'S WRONG. Drinking 1 ounce of red wine can keep heart problems away because of its phytochemical (antioxidants, taninos). But this doesn't apply to any other liquor or alcohol. So forget about beers, whiskey, tequila, etc. They will only make you gain fat.
811813
Most of those rule aren't really accurate. If you are very active you will need to be drinking a lot more water than the average person, and if you live in a hot climate or are overweight you need to drink more too. If you go by half your body weight it should be in ounces, not glasses. If you are athletic and you want to go by that rule then you need to go by 2/3 your body weight in ounces. At first you might have to go a lot, but you will adjust. Don't let yourself get thirsty, that's a sign of dehydration.
115190
drinking too much alcohol
538373
No..Very hard to drink too much water.You need so much.60% of your body weight is water.\nWater Intoxication  only occurs if your fluid balance is upset by kidney or elecctolyte malfunction;or if you are a small baby who is being fed water instead of milk.\nAs a healthy adult,you need 2500mls of water daily.Usually drinking provides 1500mls of this,food gives 800mls and the metabolism produces amother 200mls. \nA useful rule of thumb is,drink whenever you are thirsty,after each meal and an extra glass before bedtime.
790404
Not necessarily. Drinking until you are unconscious can lead to death. When the stomach is pumped, not all the alcohol is removed from the bloodstream, so it can still be in quite lethal levels even if the stomach is emptied.\n\nOther factors such as height, weight, sex, age and many other things also factor in.