Women also tend to have more fat and less muscle than men, even tall women. This is significant because muscle tissue contains more water than fat does, and alcohol dissolves in water and thus is diluted.
与男性相比,女性,包括体型高大的女性,体内的脂肪含量更高,而肌肉含量相对较低。这是女性更容易醉酒的重要原因之一,因为肌肉组织比脂肪的含水量更高,而酒精易溶于水,溶于水后,酒精就相当于被稀释了。