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Healthcare experts warned of the following negative effects of alcohol that can worsen as people age.. In a 2023 study published in the journal Alcohol, chronic heavy alcohol consumption was found ...
Alcohol is a potent neurotoxin. [5] The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism has found, "Alcoholism may accelerate normal aging or cause premature aging of the brain." [6] Another report by the same agency found, "Chronic alcohol consumption, as well as chronic glucocorticoid exposure, can result in premature and/or exaggerated ...
A growing body of evidence has shown links between cancer and drinking alcohol. In a warning Friday, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said cancer risk increases with the number of drinks, but ...
A 2020 study found that among women, the risk of developing an alcohol-related cancer in one’s lifetime was 17% for those who consumed less than one drink per week, but 22% for those who ...
Short-term effects of alcohol consumption include intoxication and dehydration. Long-term effects of alcohol include changes in the metabolism of the liver and brain, with increased risk of several types of cancer and alcohol use disorder. [1] Alcohol intoxication affects the brain, causing slurred speech, clumsiness, and delayed reflexes.
A woman drinking an average of two units of alcohol per day has an 8% higher risk of developing breast cancer than a woman who drinks an average of one unit of alcohol per day. [60] A study concluded that for every additional drink regularly consumed per day, the incidence of breast cancer increases by 11 per 1000. [ 47 ]
Still, 37% of respondents ages 35 to 54 and 39% of those 55 and older agree that alcohol may cause harm. Only 8% of people believe that alcohol may have a positive effect, which Gallup notes is ...
Murthy stated that alcohol directly contributes to 100,000 cancer cases annually. “I wish we had a magic cutoff we could tell people is safe,” Murthy said in an interview. “What we do know ...