Consumption of Alcohol


Consumption of Alcohol has many side effects on health. Due to alcohol consumption, 3 million people died globally. The use of alcohol is responsible for 5.1 % of the global burden of disease. Alcohol consumption has a short term, long term side effects on health which are given below:


SHORT TERM EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL:


A person who has not used alcohol regularly has experienced the short term effects on the mind and body like,

  • Trouble in concentrating.
  • Loss of coordination.
  • Dulled perception vision.
  • Leading to poor social judgment.
  • Reduced body temperature.
  • Raised blood pressure.
  • Mood swings.
  • Vomiting.


LONG TERM EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL:


Using too much alcohol can cause chronic physical and mental health issues like:

  • Decreasing gray matter and white matter in the brain these matters help to control the senses.
  • Memory loss.
  • Learning trouble.
  • Alcoholic hepatitis.
  • Liver fibrosis.
  • Mouth, throat, larynx, breast, liver, colorectal, esophageal cancer.
  • High blood pressure.
  • Stroke.
  • Irregular heartbeat.


Effects of Alcohol Abuse on the Body:


More drinking is associated with a serious health problem. Some ways alcohol may affect the body are given below:

LIVER: Consistent use of alcohol inflamed or scarred the liver. This condition causes fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, fibrosis, and liver cancer.


DIGESTIVE SYSTEM: More use of alcohol affects the lining of the stomach and increases the production of stomach acid which causes an ulcer.


CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM: Chronic heavy drinking causes a deficiency of thiamine, vitamin B1, and hinders new brain cell growth, and that causes memory difficulty, learning problems, impaired coordination.


CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH: Drinking too much alcohol causes high blood pressure, irregular heartbeat, trouble pumping blood through the body, stroke, heart attack.


REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH: Both men and women reduce fertility by consuming too much alcohol. Women who drink during pregnancy are at increase risk for miscarriage, stillbirth, having a child with (FASD).


BONES: Calcium is an important nutrient for healthy bones by the consumption of alcohol can cause calcium imbalance in the body which increases the risk of osteoporosis.


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