# Does weight loss lead to lower alcohol tolerance? How much?

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**Created:** [April 28, 2017, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-weight-loss-lead-to-lower-alcohol-tolerance-how-much/785409 "2017-04-28T01:49:23Z")\
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I weighed about 200lbs 6 months ago and have since lost about 20lbs, pretty much all of which was fat.

My drinking habits haven’t changed significantly over that time, but it feels like a can of beer has a noticeably stronger effect on me than before. Could my weight loss be responsible for this? Some other reason? Just my imagination?

If I assume my fat rate was 25% at the start, then I was carrying 40lbs, and am now carrying 20lbs, or 11% of my current weight.

This means that my weight has dropped by 10%, my fat weight has dropped by 50%, and my fat rate has dropped by 56%. All other things being equal, which of these figures would have a greater relationship to alcohol tolerance?