Can Ozempic Help Slow How Fast You Get Drunk?
Weight loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy can not only help drop the pounds, now researchers say it can help curtail alcohol intoxication. The drugs can slow down the rate at which alcohol enters the bloodstream, which affects the brain, Virginia Tech academics explained.
A standard serving of either has 0.6 ounces of alcohol, but the shot brings a rapid increase in blood-alcohol content. It feels different because of the way the body handles alcohol over time.
“People who drink know there’s a difference between nursing a glass of wine and downing a shot of whiskey,” Alex DiFeliceantonio, an assistant professor at the school, said in a statement.
Excerpted from the Independent
