How Alcohol Affects Your Body

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How Alcohol Affects Your Body
Moderate drinking may help your health but heavy boozing only hurts it.
By Caroline H. Gottesman, EatingWell.com

Here are the pluses and minuses of how alcohol affects your body:

Hydration

Alcohol depresses the production of antidiuretic hormone (ADH), which helps keep you hydrated. Dehydration can lead to electrolyte imbalances (characterized by nausea, dizziness and diarrhea) and headaches.

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Breasts

As little as one alcoholic drink a day can increase the risk of breast cancer, according to a 2009 study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Researchers believe alcohol boosts risk of breast cancer by increasing estrogen levels, a known risk factor for breast cancer. Other theories: Alcohol reduces the liver’s ability to clear cell-damaging toxins and depletes the body of cancer-protective antioxidants, such as folate and vitamin C.

That was an AMAZING article. But this quote right here should make us LADIES especially cautious of the dangers of over consuming alcohol.

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I thought it was a good article and especially since it had info for ladies on Miss to know about

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