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Which Statements Accurately Portray Differences in the Effects of Alcohol

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Which statements accurately portray differences in the effects of alcohol between men and women? (Select all that apply.)


A) Women's gastrointestinal systems have less alcohol dehydrogenase, so less ethanol is oxidized on first pass before it enters the bloodstream.
B) Hot coffee increases the metabolic rate and speeds oxidation of ethanol more in men than in women.
C) Women have higher proportions of body fat, which absorbs alcohol and releases it slowly.
D) The microsomal ethanol-oxidizing system in women is less efficient than in men.
E) Women become intoxicated more easily than men.

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