Alcohol - the Body and Health Effects
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The evidence that alcohol affects the heart is complex and often controversial. This section outlines the evidence available at the time of publication.
It is believed that mild to moderate drinking (in women up to 1 drink per day, up to 2 times daily in men) can reduce the risk of coronary artery disease in the elderly . Accumulation of deposits (atherosclerosis) can cause stenosis and obstruction of arteries supplying blood to the heart, which can cause angina pectoris and heart attacks. This disease has preventive effect 9, 31, 32, 33
However, heavy drinking (chronic drinking and heavy drinking increases the risk of coronary artery disease). Dilated cardiomyopathy). Extended cardiomyopathy causes heart failure and the heart can no longer effectively pump blood into the body. 9, 27, 32, 34
Severe chronic alcohol use is also associated with high blood pressure, especially in men 9, 34, 35, on average, drink more than a few times a day, rise in blood pressure, alcohol limitation lowers blood pressure 35
Drinking alcohol is not recommended for "protecting the heart" because alcohol is an addictive drug that causes cancer, increases the risk of injury and damages the fetus of pregnant women . People may find it difficult to restrict their drinking to one or two standard drinks in a day, and mass drinking actually increases the risk of heart disease. People with or having risk factors for heart disease should also be interested in other factors such as smoking, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, overweight, lack of physical activity. Young people and middle-aged people, especially women do not benefit from alcohol, but are more vulnerable because of the risk of injuries. For women, the risk of breast cancer increases 36,37
These are seen as long-term effects such as the health effects of the body and mental body, increased risk of overdose, and cancer and sexual dysfunction. However, the use of alcohol has an indirect effect. These effects include, for example, unwanted pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases, rape of acquaintances. The use of alcohol makes you more dangerous about these things to those, but they do not show a direct relationship between alcohol consumption and body and body health.
In addition to the short-term and long-term physical impact of alcohol use, evidence of the impact of alcohol use on our mental health is increasing. Along with the increase in alcohol consumption in the past 50 years, the UK mental health problem has also increased significantly. According to recent data, about a few percent of adults are experiencing psychological or behavioral problems at any time, and prescriptions for antidepressants have increased each year over the past decade.
Fact: Alcohol is a drug, alcoholism is as destructive as drug addiction. Alcoholism causes changes in the body and the brain, and long-term alcohol abuse can have devastating effects on your health, career relationships. Alcohol addicts experience physical abstinence when they are abstaining, just as drug addicts cease smoking. Alcoholism and alcohol abuse may affect every aspect of your life. Long-term drinking can cause serious health complications affecting almost all organs in your body, including your brain. The problem of drinking can also hurt your ability to build and maintain your emotional stability, financial condition, career and satisfactory relationship. Alcoholism and alcohol abuse can also affect your family, friends, and people working together.