How is alcohol absorbed into the body?
Alcohol is not digested like other food and beverages; it is absorbed and diffused into the body. As a person drinks, the alcohol enters their bloodstream and body tissues almost immediately. When alcohol enters the bloodstream it goes into all areas of the body. First and most important is the brain, (the brain and liver are the organs with the largest blood supply.) It reaches the brain in this order: Cortex: Judgment Cerebellum: Coordination Limbic System: Emotion Brain Stem: Respiratory System The first sense a person looses when they drink is their sense of judgment. Food Consumption An important factor on the absorption rate of alcohol is the presence of food in the stomach. Food can slow down the absorption rate of alcohol, provided the food is in the stomach before the person begins drinking. Food does two basic things to slow down the absorption rate of alcohol. It blocks the pyloric valve, and it acts as a sponge to absorb some of the alcohol. All the alcohol that you ingest
