Originally Posted by
Radgirl
TF
Very simply the liver metabolises alcohol. It is a washing machine. If you put too much alcohol / washing in it it will break and you will get liver failure
It is very good at repairing itself so if you dont binge and if you give it a rest for a couple of days a week the risk falls
Alcohol also does other things though, including a risk of cancer and this is related to total dose....
All very depressing especially when you remind me of my medical student days.....
Thank you, but is it true that some of the alcohol will be excreted before it has a chance to be metabolisd by the liver ?
I believe I recall reading sometime over the last 20 or so years , that the alcoholic content of a "unit of alcohol" has been modified downwards. Correct or not ? TIA
EDIT: Just used Wiki for the unit of alcohol and was surprised to find out that it is a national concept and can vary very widely.
Country Mass (g)
Albania[size=8333px] [/size] 14
Australia[size=8333px] [/size]10
Austria
[ 20
France 10
Germany[size=8333px] [/size]11
New Zealand
[ 10
United Kingdom[size=8333px] [/size] 8
United States 14
If correct, Austria is a notable exception, being twice the common European measure of 10g.