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how does alcohol affect our health

Answer 1

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Drinking too much – on a single occasion or over time – can take a serious toll on your health.

Here’s how alcohol can affect your Health:-

Brain:
Alcohol interferes with the brain’s communication pathways, and can affect the way the brain looks and works. These disruptions can change mood and behavior, and make it harder to think clearly and move with coordination.  

Heart:
Drinking a lot over a long time or too much on a single occasion can damage the heart, causing problems including:

Cardiomyopathy – Stretching and drooping of heart muscleArrhythmias – Irregular heart beatStrokeHigh blood pressure  

Research also shows that drinking moderate amounts of alcohol may protect healthy adults from developing coronary heart disease.

Liver:
Heavy drinking takes a toll on the liver, and can lead to a variety of problems and liver inflammations including:

Steatosis, or fatty liverAlcoholic hepatitisFibrosisCirrhosis

Pancreas:
Alcohol causes the pancreas to produce toxic substances that can eventually lead to pancreatitis, a dangerous inflammation and swelling of the blood vessels in the pancreas that prevents proper digestion. 

Cancer:
Drinking too much alcohol can increase your risk of developing certain cancers, including cancers of the:

MouthEsophagusThroatLiverBreast

Immune System:
Drinking too much can weaken your immune system, making your body a much easier target for disease.  Chronic drinkers are more liable to contract diseases like pneumonia and tuberculosis than people who do not drink too much.  Drinking a lot on a single occasion slows your body’s ability to ward off infections – even up to 24 hours after getting drunk.

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Answer 2

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The Route of Alcohol through the Body

Alcohol travels through the body from the mouth, to the stomach, into the circulatory system, the brain, kidneys, lungs, and liver. As alcohol is consumed and absorbed, the following may occur:

Mouth

Alcohol passes over sensitive membranes which may become irritated if the alcohol content is high enough
Heavy drinkers run a much higher risk of mouth and throat cancer

Stomach

Alcohol does not have to be digested as its molecule is very small and can easily pass through the stomach lining
When the stomach is empty, alcohol passes directly into the bloodstream when the stomach has food in it, particularly food high in protein, the rate of alcohol absorption is slowed but not stopped
Carbonation in beverages that may be mixed with alcohol speeds up alcohol absorption
Alcohol in small amounts stimulates the appetite because of an increase in the flow of stomach juices
Because of the large amounts of stomach juices produced, greater amounts of alcohol dull the appetite and can cause malnutrition
Excessive alcohol consumption stimulates the flow of gastric juices in the stomach and when combined with the high alcohol content causes irritation to the lining of the stomach resulting in ulcers
When the concentration of alcohol and gastric juices becomes high enough and irritation to the lining is increased, the reflex action of vomiting is triggered as the body's way of relieving some of this irritation20% of alcohol consumed is absorbed into the bloodstream through the stomach and 80% (the remaining alcohol) is absorbed into the bloodstream from the small intestine

Circulatory system

Once in the bloodstream, alcohol is quickly distributed evenly throughout the body
Alcohol dilates or widens the blood vessels as it enters the bloodstream causing: greater flow of blood to the skin surface (blushing)temporary feeling of warmth increased heat loss and rapid body temperature decrease drop in blood pressure

Brain

When alcohol reaches the brain it immediately affects the brain's ability to control behaviour and body functions
as the concentration of alcohol in the bloodstream (BAC levels) increases, the body's functions and behaviours change

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