Friday, May 29, 2015

Where is the boundary between health and disease, in terms of alcohol consumption ?

For alcohol to cause us a sense of well or have beneficial effects on sexual life, is enough to drink 330 milliliters of beer, wine 100-150 ml or 30-50 ml of spirituous liquors.


World Health Organization (WHO) defines moderate alcohol consumption as follows: Women should drink no more than two alcoholic beverages per day, men should not drink more than three alcoholic beverages a day, and when special occasions such as Christmas or New Year should avoid drinking more than four alcoholic beverages a day. In addition, WHO recommends that persons who  alcohol abused in a special occasion,to avoid drink a week, for the liver to work back to normal.


Specialists in nutrition say that wine contains antioxidants,  which has an important role in thinning the blood. In addition, moderate alcohol consumption protects the heart. However, doctors do not recommend alcohol consumption for cardiovascular protection.


Alcohol may give dependence, and excessive consumption risks outweigh the benefits. So abusive consumption of wine or any other alcoholic beverages lead to liver damage, or cirrhosis development, the development of osteoporosis, stomach ulcers, the acute or chronic pancreatitis. In addition, people who drink alcohol daily than the recommended dose had an increased risk of throat cancer, esophagus, liver and even breast cancer, doctors notice.

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