Hoping can help me where Google has failed.
Alcohol inhibitions nutrient absorbsion in a variety of ways, this is a fact. But nothing I can find says how long after consumption is absorbsion impaired.
Is is just while it’s in your stomach?
Is it the (roughly) 1 hour per drink time it takes to process the alcohol by the liver?
The (roughly) 6 hours it is detectable in your blood?
The 12-24 hours it can be detected in your urine?
Or some other value?
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I see what you’re asking. A combo of the first two: while it’s in your stomach/small intestine and while it’s being processed by your liver. Alcohol impairs fat absorption in the small intestine, so this includes fat soluble vitamins (ADEK). During liver processing, your liver prioritizes the alcohol and doesn’t really metabolize/process macro and micronutrients that you’ve recently ingested. as far as your question of “how long” I’m not sure. I would guess it’s for as long as you feel the effects of being drunk because that a good proxy for what’s happening with the alcohol in your body. This isn’t a big issue until it’s chronic, like if you drink every day then you will become genuinely nutrient deprived.
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