Research links women's lean body mass with how quickly they eliminate alcohol from their system. Women with obesity and those who are older eliminate alcohol from their bloodstreams faster than those ...

The rate at which women eliminate alcohol from their bloodstream is largely predicted by their lean body mass, although age plays a role, too, scientists found in a new study. Women with obesity—and ...

image: New research by scientists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign examines blood alcohol concentrations and how obesity and age affect the rate of absorption and elimination for women.