Effects of Alcohol on the Body
August 5, 2008
If one slowly turns from occasional drinking of alcohol to frequent drinking, then one is probably playing with the health of one’s body. Alcohol taken in any form affects almost all the cells of the body thereby disrupting them from proper functioning. Everyone knows about the harmful effects of alcohol on one’s liver but very few us are aware that excess of alcohol intake damages all the vital organs of our body thereby causing heart problems, strokes, diabetes, mental and sexual health problems along with weakening of one’s immune system.
Alcohol is generally characterized as depressant because it slows down the central nervous system causing a decrease in motor coordination. In addition, if one combines alcohol with other depressants, it can have drastic consequences ranging from coma to death. The most common side effect of drinking alcohol is damage to one’s liver. In addition, alcohol drinking is considered as the second most common reason for cancers of mouth and throat. Women who drink have a larger risk of developing breast cancer than their non-drinking counterparts. Moreover, it increases the chances of heart related disorders, strokes, diabetes and mental and psychological problems.
Alcohol might help you to temporarily get relief from your worries and tensions but in the longer run they lead to a permanent damage of one’s overall health thereby leading to a process of self annihilation. Alcohol addiction makes the healthy living of a person into a vegetable existence which is accompanied by a loss of memory and decreased thinking abilities. It also leads to physical changes in the person as it expands the blood circulation thereby leading to an appearance of “drinkers nose” along with leading to poor skin and brittle nails and hair. It affects the overall health of the body as excess of drinking leads to a deficiency of essential nutrients in the body thereby affecting the overall health of the body.
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