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Heavy drinking (three or more drinks per day) is associated with a higher risk of both. 0.900

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Simplified: Heavy drinking is associated with a higher risk of heart attack and stroke

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4 months ago
The liver may be the organ most vulnerable to damage from drinking, and alcohol-related liver disease is the leading cause of death from excessive drinking. 0.950

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Simplified: The liver may be the organ most vulnerable to damage from drinking and alcohol-related liver disease is the leading cause of death from excessive drin...

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4 months ago
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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4 months ago
Alcohol can also cause inflammation in the lining of the stomach which is why you might have gastrointestinal distress after a night of heavy drinking. 0.900

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Simplified: Alcohol can cause inflammation in the stomach lining

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4 months ago
Experts think this may partly be because alcohol increases estrogen levels in the body. 0.850

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Simplified: Alcohol may increase estrogen levels in the body

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4 months ago
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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4 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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4 months ago
Acetaldehyde is nasty stuff. 0.900

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Simplified: Acetaldehyde is nasty stuff

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4 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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4 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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4 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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4 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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4 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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4 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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4 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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4 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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4 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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4 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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4 months ago
“Our brains may not like change,” Dr. Byers said. “But they do really like rewards.” 0.900

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Simplified: Brains may not like change but they do really like rewards

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4 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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4 months ago