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Why does the body tolerate ethanol but not methanol and isopropanol?

April 26, 2017body Chemistry ethanol isopropanol Mathematics methanol tolerate

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Why does the body tolerate ethanol but not methanol and isopropanol?

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Actually your body does not tolerate any of these. All are toxic. Ethanol is less toxic than the others because its initial oxidation product can be metabolized to something less toxic than the others. Methanol is metabolized to formaldehyde which is a carcinogen.