YOU & ALCOHOL - KNOW YOUR LIMITS! Most of us enjoy a drink. But men and especially women are consuming more alcohol than ever before. Because of the proportion of fat to muscle, smaller size and the differences in absorption and metabolic rate of alcohol means that women cannot drink as much as men. In fact a woman's body is able to tolerate a third less alcohol than a mans and much more prone to potential liver damage. YOU & ALCOHOL - KNOW YOUR LIMITS! Most of us enjoy a drink. But men and especially women are consuming more alcohol than ever before. Because of the proportion of fat to muscle, smaller size and the differences in absorption and metabolic rate of alcohol means that women cannot drink as much as men. In fact a woman's body is able to tolerate a third less alcohol than a mans and much more prone to potential liver damage.