Options:
--By eating before it's processed, you'll start slowing down your digestive process and strengthen your intestines along with your stomach as you eat. Always wash your face and lips before eating.
--If you have food in your belly, the alcohol will enter your system more slowly and at a varied pace thus lessening the effects of alcohol immediately. This is especially important if you know you will be drinking for a sustained period, like a bar crawl.
--If you prefer to eat foods cooked first, let the flavors already be in your body meld into the food. Avoid high blood sugar during intense alcohol drinking.
--Eating first can help alleviate dehydration so you will get the nutrients and fluids you need to function properly. If you are not already eating, it will be better to ask someone if you aren't before you eat.Choose from options above and answer: What most naturally follows?

How to lessen the effects of alcohol
Eat first.
When you consume alcohol it sits in your stomach while it waits to be processed. If you don't have food in there, the alcohol will process faster and at one time.
Answer:
If you have food in your belly, the alcohol will enter your system more slowly and at a varied pace thus lessening the effects of alcohol immediately. This is especially important if you know you will be drinking for a sustained period, like a bar crawl.