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  2. Alcohol and health - Wikipedia

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    Intoxication does have real physiological effects, such as altering a drinker's perception of space and time, reducing psychomotor skills, and disrupting equilibrium. [74] But some effects and the degree of the effects that are attributed to alcohol can be due to the expectations rather than the substance itself, [75] similar to the placebo ...

  3. How drinking alcohol can affect your health

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    Alcohol breaks down in the body into a substance called acetaldehyde, which can damage your cells and stop them from repairing themselves. That creates the conditions for cancer to grow.

  4. What Happens to Your Body When You Drink Alcohol Regularly

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    The initial buzz and immediate effects of alcohol may be familiar. Here’s how the long-term consequences of excessive drinking can gradually take a toll on your health. 1.

  5. ‘Alcohol gene’ could predict how cocktails may affect you ...

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    While the DNA test can confirm that someone has the defective gene that makes them more susceptible to the effects of alcohol at lower doses, "it should not be used to encourage others that they ...

  6. Long-term effects of alcohol - Wikipedia

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    Alcohol affects the nutritional state of chronic drinkers. It can decrease food consumption and lead to malabsorption. It can also create imbalances in skeletal muscle mass and cause muscle wasting. Chronic consumption of alcohol can also increase the breakdown of important proteins in the body which can affect gene expression. [157]

  7. Pharmacology of ethanol - Wikipedia

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    The reinforcing effects of alcohol consumption are mediated by acetaldehyde generated by catalase and other oxidizing enzymes such as cytochrome P-4502E1 in the brain. [60] Although acetaldehyde has been associated with some of the adverse and toxic effects of ethanol, it appears to play a central role in the activation of the mesolimbic ...

  8. Short-term effects of alcohol consumption - Wikipedia

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    Another one of alcohol's agreeable effects is body relaxation, which is possibly caused by neurons transmitting electrical signals in an alpha waves-pattern; such waves are actually observed (with the aid of EEGs) whenever the body is relaxed. [citation needed] Short-term effects of alcohol include the risk of injuries, violence, and fetal ...

  9. 5 Ways Alcohol Can Mess With Your Weight Loss

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    5. Alcohol Disrupts Your Sleep. Yes, it can feel like a nightcap helps you drift off. But alcohol can disrupt your sleep quite a bit. It can trigger insomnia, obstructive sleep apnea, short sleep ...