Translate:
English
Chinese (S)
Chinese (T)
Croatian
Dutch
French
German
Hebrew
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Portuguese
Russian
Serbian
Spanish
Swedish
Turkish
Additional
long-term effects of alcohol
English Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia
Download this dictionary
Long-term effects of alcohol consumption
The
long-term effects of alcohol
(
ethanol
) consumption range from
cardioprotective health benefits
for low to moderate alcohol consumption in industrialized societies with higher rates of cardiovascular disease to severe detrimental effects in cases of chronic
alcohol abuse
.
Health effects associated with alcohol
intake in large amounts include an increased risk of
alcoholism
,
malnutrition
,
chronic pancreatitis
,
alcoholic liver disease
and
cancer
. In addition, damage to the
central nervous system
and
peripheral nervous system
can occur from chronic alcohol abuse. The long-term use of alcohol is capable of damaging nearly every organ and system in the body. The developing adolescent brain is particularly vulnerable to the toxic effects of alcohol. In addition, the developing fetal brain is also vulnerable, and
fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
(FASDs) may result if pregnant mothers consume alcohol.
See more at Wikipedia.org...
© This article uses material from
Wikipedia
®
and is licensed under the
GNU Free Documentation License
and under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License