Why do heavy consumers of alcohol gain
weight?
a. alcohol contains an excessive amount of
calories
b. ethanol is converted directly to fat
molecules
c. oxygen is diverted from breaking down
fatty acids to break down ethanol
d. ethanol inhibits the action of peroxisomes
which work to break down fatty acids
e. the hydroxyl group on ethanol is transferred
to fatty acids causing them to be stored as
fat
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