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How does alcohol affect stomach cells in the utilization of vitamins and minerals?
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∙ 14y ago
Very little. However, it greatly reduces the ability of the large intestine to absorb a number of critical nutrients. Heavy drinkers, by definition, are all suffering from deficiencies of various kinds, even if they take supplements.
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∙ 14y ago
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What food does not need to be digested by the stomach?
vitamins and minerals
Where are vitamins digested?
Vitamins do not have to be digested, they can be absorbed directly from the gut contents
Can celiac disease lead to stomach cancer?
Yes. The reduced absorption of vitamins and minerals waekens the immune system. Thiws allows a fungus to take hold. This can lead to stomach cancer.
How do you get the nutrients in vitamins?
your body absorbs the nutrients in food through the lining of your stomach and intestine, and they go directly into the bloodstream. Alcohol does this too, that is why the cops measure your BAC, Blood Alcohol Content.
What is the site of vitamin absortion in the body?
The stomach breaks food down to a digestible state with acid. it is passed on to the intestines where the vitamins and minerals are absorbed through the intestine walls.
Do vitamins dissolve faster in water or in stomach?
stomach,because oh the acid in your stomach
Where in the digesitve system is absorption?
alcohol and aspirin are absorbed in the stomach, everything else is absorbed in the small intestine and excess water and vitamins k and b are absorbed in the large intestine.
Where can you find minerals in the body?
the stomach
What happens when you drink alcohol with an empty stomach?
Alcohol is more readily absorbed on an empty stomach, than the slow absorption on a full stomach.
What is the absorbed in significant quantities by the stomach?
Which of the following is absorbed in significant quantities by the stomach?
How do you take vitamins if you have a sensitive stomach?
take them with water!
What does the intestine absorb?
The large intestine absorbs water, electrolytes, and some kinds of vitamins and minerals. After your food has been swallowed and has been digested in your stomach and small intestine your large intestine absorbs the last of the water.
