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Arena Magazine 2007 Issue 4 Winter Arena |
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Binge drinking: The facts
The effects of alcohol on your body now and in the future.
Your health
- Alcohol is high in calories and will inevitably end in weight gain
- Alcohol dehydrates your body and skin
- Alcohol dilates blood vessels near the surface of the skin, causing ugly red veins, especially round the nose and cheeks
- Alcohol can also give you bloodshot eyes, bad breath and of course the mind-numbing, head-pounding, thirst-inducing hangover!
Heavy drinking - The long term consequences
- Dependence, alcoholism
- Impotence/sexual difficulties, diminished sexual performance
- Cirrhosis of the liver
- Pancreatitis
- Certain types of cancer, especially breast cancer
- Stomach disorders, ulcers
- Mood changes, anxiety, stress, depression
- Increased risk of heart disease and certain types of stroke
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