Which of the following influence(s) the effects of alcohol?
- The amount of food in the stomach
- The body weight of an individual
- How much time passes between drinks
- All three choices ✓
Answer: D. All three choices
All three of these matter: how much food is in your stomach, your body weight, and how much time passes between drinks.
Why this is the answer
The handbook's blood alcohol chapter says plainly that compared to a 150-pound male, your body weight can make some difference in your BAC and in how alcohol affects you. It also says the more you drink in a given period of time, the higher your BAC climbs, and that the body needs roughly an hour to clear the alcohol from one drink, so spacing drinks out changes the result. The passages do not discuss food in the stomach, so that part of the answer rests on the question bank rather than the text here.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. The amount of food in the stomach — Food in the stomach is only one of the influences, so picking it alone leaves out body weight and the time between drinks.
- B. The body weight of an individual — Body weight is only one of the influences the handbook names, so it does not cover the other two.
- C. How much time passes between drinks — The time between drinks is only one piece of the picture and by itself ignores weight and food.
Remember it
When you think about what changes how alcohol hits a person, count three things: what is in the stomach, the person's size, and the clock.