🍐 In this episode of PodBites, Omar Luay and Abdallah Kharsa break down alcohol metabolism — following ethanol from absorption to breakdown, and explaining why this everyday substance causes such wide-ranging clinical effects.

🎙️ Tune in to explore:

How alcohol is absorbed, distributed, and eliminated

The two-step breakdown: ADH → acetaldehyde → ALDH

Why acetaldehyde causes flushing and hangover symptoms

The role of NADH excess in lactic acidosis and hypoglycemia

MEOS (CYP2E1) and drug–alcohol interactions

Genetic differences behind Asian flush syndrome

Chronic alcohol complications: fatty liver, cirrhosis, and neurotoxicity

Key clinical ties like thiamine deficiency and disulfiram

🌟 A high-yield, clinic-linked breakdown that turns alcohol metabolism from trivia into something you can actually reason through.