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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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8 months ago
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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8 months ago
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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8 months ago
Acetaldehyde is nasty stuff. 0.900

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Simplified: Acetaldehyde is nasty stuff

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8 months ago
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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8 months ago
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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8 months ago
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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8 months ago
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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8 months ago
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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8 months ago
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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8 months ago
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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8 months ago
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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8 months ago
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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8 months ago
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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8 months ago
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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8 months ago
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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8 months ago
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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8 months ago
Stacking habits, particularly activities you like with ones you don’t, can give your brain more positive reinforcement than monotasking alone. 0.900

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Simplified: Stacking habits can give your brain more positive reinforcement than monotasking alone

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8 months ago
If, for instance, you’re more likely to do the dishes with the TV on, it’s probably worth sacrificing a bit of attention. 0.900

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Simplified: It is worth sacrificing a bit of attention if you are more likely to do the dishes with the TV on

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8 months ago
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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8 months ago