Drinking too much - at one time or the time - it can take a heavy toll on your health. Here is how alcohol can affect your body:
brain:
Alcohol interferes with the communication channels of the brain and can affect how the brain looks and works. These interruptions can change mood and behavior, and make it harder to think clearly and move coordination.
heart
Heavy drinking over a long period or just one too many times can damage the heart, causing problems including:
Cardiomyopathy - Stretching and fall of the heart muscle
Arrhythmias - irregular heartbeat
career
hypertension
Research also shows that drinking moderate amounts of alcohol may protect healthy adults of developing coronary heart disease.
liver
Excessive alcohol consumption affects the liver and can lead to a variety of problems and inflammation of the liver include:
Steatosis or fatty liver
alcoholic hepatitis
fibrosis
cirrhosis
pancreas
Alcohol causes the pancreas to produce toxic substances that may eventually lead to pancreatitis, a dangerous inflammation and swelling of blood vessels in the pancreas that prevents proper digestion.
cancer:
Drinking too much alcohol can increase the risk of developing certain types of cancer, including cancer:
mouth
esophagus
throat
liver
chest
Immune system:
Drinking too much can weaken your immune system, making your body a much easier target for the disease. Chronic drinkers are more vulnerable to diseases such as pneumonia and tuberculosis that people who do not drink too much. Drink a lot at once slows your body's ability to fight infections - even 24 hours after drinking.
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