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When you drink the valve that separates the stomach from the esophagus relaxes sometimes resulting in acid reflux. 0.900

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Simplified: The valve that separates the stomach from the esophagus relaxes when you drink

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It causes oxidative stress in the cells which can result in inflammation and tissue damage. 0.900

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Simplified: Acetaldehyde causes oxidative stress in cells

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Alcohol is primarily metabolized in the liver but the process also occurs in the digestive tract. 0.900

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Simplified: Alcohol is primarily metabolized in the liver

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According to one analysis the risk of mouth and throat cancers increases by 13 percent and the risk of esophageal cancer by 26 percent with just one drink per day. 0.950

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Simplified: The risk of mouth and throat cancers increases by 13 percent with one drink per day

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Alcohol affects the cardiovascular system in a number of ways some better understood than others. 0.900

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Simplified: Alcohol affects the cardiovascular system

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While you’re drinking alcohol causes blood vessels to dilate bringing blood to the surface of the skin. 0.900

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Simplified: Alcohol causes blood vessels to dilate while drinking

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Regular alcohol use is associated with higher blood pressure and an increased risk of hypertension. 0.900

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Simplified: Regular alcohol use is associated with higher blood pressure and increased risk of hypertension

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Acetaldehyde is nasty stuff. 0.900

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Simplified: Acetaldehyde is nasty stuff

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It’s also a carcinogen that can modify DNA potentially leading to cancer-causing mutations. 0.900

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Simplified: Acetaldehyde is a carcinogen

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When brain activity especially in the frontal cortex is inhibited your actions become disinhibited. 0.900

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Simplified: Actions become disinhibited when brain activity is inhibited

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The tissues that are most at risk from drinking tend to be the ones that come into direct contact with alcohol including in the mouth and neck. 0.900

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Simplified: Tissues most at risk from drinking are those in direct contact with alcohol

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Drinking temporarily increases levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine which is partly why people feel good when they have a few drinks. 0.900

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Simplified: Drinking temporarily increases dopamine levels

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Experts don’t know exactly why that is but one theory is that alcohol alters the brain’s immune system ramping up inflammation which can damage neurons. 0.850

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Simplified: Alcohol alters the brain’s immune system ramping up inflammation which can damage neurons

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That’s why you don’t have as much self-control when you drink and may say or do things you wouldn’t otherwise (like that karaoke solo). 0.900

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Simplified: You do not have as much self-control when you drink

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It’s also a primary reason why alcohol can be addictive for some. 0.850

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Simplified: Alcohol can be addictive for some

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Dry January has come and gone but Americans’ relationship with drinking is undergoing a more lasting change. 0.900

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Simplified: Americans’ relationship with drinking is undergoing a more lasting change

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Drinking alcohol can have profound effects on the brain and body. 0.900

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Simplified: Drinking alcohol can have profound effects on the brain and body

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In the moment some of those effects can be pleasurable. 0.800

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Simplified: Some effects can be pleasurable

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As you read this article you might try getting to the end before checking your notifications. 0.900

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Simplified: You might try getting to the end before checking your notifications

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If that’s not possible, you might aim for at least the end of this paragraph. 0.900

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Simplified: You might aim for at least the end of this paragraph

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