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  2. Health effects of wine - Wikipedia

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    A glass of red wine. The health effects of wine are mainly determined by its active ingredient – alcohol. [1] [2] Preliminary studies found that drinking small quantities of wine (up to one standard drink per day for women and one to two drinks per day for men), particularly of red wine, may be associated with a decreased risk of cardiovascular diseases, cognitive decline, stroke, diabetes ...

  3. Alcohol intoxication - Wikipedia

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    Alcohol intoxication, also known in overdose as alcohol poisoning, [ 1] commonly described as drunkenness or inebriation, [ 9] is the behavior and physical effects caused by a recent consumption of alcohol. [ 6][ 10] In addition to the toxicity of ethanol, the main psychoactive component of alcoholic beverages, other physiological symptoms may ...

  4. Short-term effects of alcohol consumption - Wikipedia

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    Additional symptoms may occur. The short-term effects of alcohol consumption range from a decrease in anxiety and motor skills and euphoria at lower doses to intoxication (drunkenness), to stupor, unconsciousness, anterograde amnesia (memory "blackouts"), and central nervous system depression at higher doses. Cell membranes are highly permeable ...

  5. The Truth About Drinking A Glass Of Wine Every Day ... - AOL

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    Indulging in a glass every once in a while isn't necessarily harmful, but calling wine a health food is misleading at best. You’re better off getting your antioxidants straight from the source ...

  6. Just how bad is alcohol? Eight experts weigh in on the risks ...

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    Nutritionists and doctors explain the risks and supposed benefits of alcohol: Abstaining is healthiest, but modest drinking doesn’t carry significant risk.

  7. Alcohol-related brain damage - Wikipedia

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    Binge drinking, or heavy episodic drinking, can lead to damage in the limbic system that occurs after a relatively short period of time. This brain damage increases the risk of alcohol-related dementia, and abnormalities in mood and cognitive abilities. Binge drinkers also have an increased risk of developing chronic alcoholism.

  8. Risk of Cancer Higher for People Who Drink Alcohol, Even ...

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    A 2011 study, for instance, detected toxic formaldehyde in 132 of 508 alcohol beverage samples, which included beer, wine, spirits, and other sources of alcohol.

  9. Long-term effects of alcohol - Wikipedia

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    The level of ethanol consumption that minimizes the risk of disease, injury, and death is subject to some controversy. [16] Several studies have found a J-shaped relationship between alcohol consumption and health, [17] [18] [2] [19] meaning that risk is minimized at a certain (non-zero) consumption level, and drinking below or above this level increases risk, with the risk level of drinking a ...