Look at a group of people having a good time in a gathering where alcohol is involved. After some time, you would notice that some folks become tipsy in just a short time or just after a few drinks. Some have a stronger resistance to alcohol and seem as if the several bottles of wine they are drinking are not affecting them at all. This makes you wonder: considering the harmful effects of alcohol, why are some people more prone to the effects of alcohol while some are not?

According to experts from alcohol rehab centers, alcoholics and non-alcoholics do not have the equal levels of tolerance to alcohol because they don’t process the substance the same way. When alcohol is introduced in the body, the alcohol is converted into acetaldehyde in the liver. Acetaldehyde is a poisonous substance that must be eliminated from the body. For a non-alcoholic, the acetaldehyde is quickly converted to acetic acid, which lacks the toxic and harmful nature of acetaldehyde. After a while, the body then changes the acetic acid is converted into water and carbon dioxide, which is released through the body’s respiratory and urinary systems.

On the other hand, the liver of an alcoholic does not process alcohol in a similar way. His liver converts alcohol into acetaldehyde two times as fast as normal. But the organ’s ability to turn acetaldehyde into acetic acid is much slower than that of a non-alcoholic’s.

As reported by experts in alcohol rehab centers, the high level of acetaldehyde in the body harms and damages the liver cells. Since the harmful substance is in the body for quite a while, it can cause inflammation and negatively affects the body’s immune system. In addition, the liver cannot optimally absorb and process nutrients.

Worse, the damage is not limited to the liver. The high levels of acetaldehyde eventually enters the bloodstream. The harmful chemical then affects other organs such as the heart and pancreas. It also affects the brain by blocking normal brain function such as firing of neurotransmitters. That is why you see drunk people behaving strangely.

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