Many people assume that women are more greatly affected by alcohol than men because they generally weigh less and have lower rates of drinking. While this is true, researchers have found other ways in which women are more vulnerable to the effects of alcohol.

One important finding is that the enzyme responsible for breaking down alcohol is less active in women. This means that more alcohol winds up in a woman's bloodstream. Additionally, a woman's higher ratio of body fat makes alcohol spread through her body more slowly.

This greater sensitivity to alcohol leaves women more prone to alcohol-related illnesses like cirrhosis of the liver and alcohol-induced brain damage. Other worrisome results show a correlation between heavy drinking among women and their rate of sexual victimization and domestic5 violence. While there have always been reasons for women to be careful when drinking alcohol, this new research gives them even more cause to be aware and play it safe.

許多人認(rèn)為酒精對女性的影響比男性大得多，原因在于女性普遍體重較輕，而且喝酒的頻率也較低。事實(shí)雖然如此，研究人員也發(fā)現(xiàn)了女性較易為酒精所影響的其他因素。

一項(xiàng)重要的研究顯示，女性體內(nèi)分解酒精的酶不夠活躍。這意味著有較多的酒精會(huì)進(jìn)入女性的血液中，再加上女性的身上脂肪較多，造成酒精散布到體內(nèi)各個(gè)部位的速度較慢。

對酒精更為敏感，使得女性更容易罹患像肝硬化等與酒精有關(guān)的疾病以及因酒精造成的腦部損害。其他令人擔(dān)憂的研究結(jié)果顯示，女性酗酒與遭到性侵害和家庭暴力有著相互關(guān)聯(lián)。雖然要女性對喝酒要小心的理由是多方面的，但這項(xiàng)新研究就更需要她們小心，以防不測。