Even a small amount of
alcohol has an affect on your body. When you consume, alcohol is
absorbed into your bloodstream and distributed all the way through
your body. A small amount of alcohol exits your body in your urine
and your breath.
You absorb alcohol more
slowly if you eat, especially if the food is high in fat. However, if
you drink more than your body can process, you will get drunk. How
quickly alcohol is metabolized depends on your size and gender, among
other things.
Alcohol consumption
causes physical and emotional changes that can do great harm to your
body. The long-term effects of alcohol abuse are many, putting your
health in serious jeopardy and endangering your life
while alcohol affects
each of us differently, regularly drinking to excess is probably to
cause problem in both long term side effects and short term side
effects.
The side effects of
alcohol depends on a range of factors that may possibly consist of:
- Weight
- Amount of fat or muscle
- Gender
- Age
- Other medications and drugs in your system
- Other chemicals in your drinks
- How fast you drink
- The amount of food in your stomach
- Drinking history
- Tolerance to alcohol
- Physical health
- Mental he
short term side effects
are as listed below:
- Alcohol poisoning, coma and death
- Blackouts
- Blurred vision
- Drowning
- Fires
- Flushed appearance
- Headache
- Injuries associated with falls, accidents, violence and intentional self-harm
- Intense moods such as aggression, elation, depression
- Lack of co-ordination
- Loss of inhibitions and a false sense of confidence
- Motor vehicle, bicycle and pedestrian accidents
- Nausea and vomiting
- Reduced concentration
- Slower reflexes
- Slurred speech
long term side effects
are as listed below:
- Alcohol dependency
- Alcohol related brain injury
- Cancers which including cancer of the mouth, pharynx, larynx, oesophagus, bowel in men and breast in women.
- Cirrhosis and liver failure
- Concentration and long-term memory problems
- Heart and cerebrovascular diseases including hypertension and stroke
- Poor nutrition
- Problems with the nerves of the arms and legs
- Sexual and reproductive problems impotence, fertility
- Skin problems
- Stomach complaints and problems
- Family and relationship problems
- Poor work performance
- Legal and financial difficulties
this are the bad side effects of consumption of alcohol, for better health stay away from it.
