The effects of alcohol on the body begins from the second you take your very first sip. Although an occasional glass of wine during dinner is not really a cause for concern, the collective effects of drinking beer, spirits, and wine could also take its toll.
The effects of alcohol on the body are wide and varied. Ranging from the beneficial to the harmful and, when alcoholism develops, all the way through to the potentially fatal.
Drinking one drink has relatively mild effects (unless somebody suffers from an alcohol allergy); drinking alcohol in large quantities will have wildly differing effects.
The affects of alcohol can also be cumulative so that someone who drinks regularly for a long time will experience different effects.
The answer to this question has changed over time, but a generally definition of moderate alcohol drinking is two drinks or less per day for men and just one drink or less per day for women. The decreased recommendation for women is not only because they are, on average, significantly smaller than men, but because alcohol impacts women differently.
Women produce less of the alcohol dehydrogenase, or ADH enzyme that breaks down and processes alcohol.Additionally, women tend to accumulate more body fat, which then tends to retain alcohol.
Even those brain cells that are not killed by alcohol abuse are still affected by it as the alcohol interferes in their functioning.
There are many treatment groups and treatment
options to stop alcoholism before it does considerable damage to the alcoholic.
If you or someone you love is fighting a battle against alcohol abuse, contact
a treatment provider today.
If you or someone close to you is worried about the effects of alcohol, and wants help and advice on quitting drinking then take a look at the following pages:
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Lead Writer/Reviewer : Kayla Loibl
Licensed Medical Health Professional
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I am a Mental Health Counselor who is licensed in both New York (LMHC) and North Carolina (LCMHC). I have been working in the Mental Health field since 2015. I have worked in a residential setting, an outpatient program and an inpatient addictions program. I began working in Long Island, NY and then in Guelph, Ontario after moving to Canada. Read More
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National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. ALCOHOL’S DAMAGING EFFECTS ON THE BRAIN. October 2004. https://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa63/aa63.htm
Healthline. The Effects of Alcohol on Your Body. September 28, 2018. https://www.healthline.com/health/alcohol/effects-on-body
Harvard Health Publishing. Sorting out the health effects of alcohol. November 3, 2020. https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/sorting-out-the-health-effects-of-alcohol-2018080614427
World Health Organization. Alcohol. https://www.who.int/health-topics/alcohol#tab=tab_1
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