I’m not a huge drinker. People always talk about getting different kinds of drunk on different kinds of alcohol. To your body, isn’t alcohol just alcohol? Sure, proof would matter, but does your body know the difference beyond that?

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I’m not a huge drinker. People always talk about getting different kinds of drunk on different kinds of alcohol. To your body, isn’t alcohol just alcohol? Sure, proof would matter, but does your body know the difference beyond that?

In: Biology

Answer 1

Also, your body has a set-point metabolism for breaking down alcohol, so drinking coffee, sleeping, etc… doesn’t make you recover any faster (though sleeping does pass the time to get you closer).