alcohol one of the most harmful drinks that existsince it carries risks to human health both in the short and long term, put the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, an abbreviation in English) at risk.
What are the risks of drinking alcohol?
In particular, excessive alcohol consumption, short term, For example, it can lead to injury from an accident, violent situations, poisoning, or risky sexual behavior.
However, long term may be the main responsible for some chronic diseases such as diseases that affect the heart, brain, liver, and digestive problems.
In addition, excessive drinking of alcoholic beverages can be a cause of certain types of cancer, learning and memory problems, mental health problems, alcohol addiction, or alcoholism.
Ultimately, alcohol consumption is serious threat to global health and throughout history, various scholars have confirmed that it may be related to some others.
In particular, a study by scientists from Peking University in China and Oxford Population Health in the United Kingdom found that men are susceptible to 60 diseasesWhat associated with alcohol consumption published in a scientific journal natural medicine.
What diseases can alcohol cause?
To conduct this study, the researchers used data from a comprehensive database of more than 512,000 adults recruited across China between 2004 and 2008.
The database not only contained important health information, but also included in-depth interviews about participants’ lifestyles, including their drinking patterns.
All selected investigators followed the medical diagnoses for 12 years. In addition, genetic analyzes have also been performed to establish a causal relationship between alcohol use and the development of diseases.
Finally, the findings confirmed the relationship between alcohol consumption and 28 diseases previously reported by the World Health Organization (WHO), such as high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, liver disease, certain digestive problems, various types of cancer, and even depression.
In addition to these diseases, the researchers also found 33 other diseases this may be due to excessive alcohol consumption.
These new diseases are gout, cataracts, some fractures and stomach ulcers, that would be attributed to people with a history of alcohol consumption.
With this, Li Liming, the main author of the work, intends to warn that people should realize that alcohol is very harmful to health, especially in men who are most in need of an alcohol control policy because they have more risks.
For his part, Zhengming Chen, another of the study’s authors, highlights the importance of the study’s causal evidence to support prevention strategies worldwide, as he ensures that this study is needed to confirm the harm caused by the drink.
This information does not in any way replace the diagnosis or prescription of a physician. It is important to consult a specialist when symptoms appear in case of illness and never self-medicate.
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