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Speak with a healthcare professional about the benefits and risks. Experts suggest moderate alcohol consumption is generally safe while taking blood thinners. Some people may initially follow these recommendations but become tempted to increase their alcohol intake over time. Researchers have found that low-to-moderate drinking could reduce certain processes that lead to heart disease and …

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This response can vary greatly from person to person, and it’s important to recognize that your own metabolic reaction to alcohol could be different than your friend’s. Remember, these effects are usually temporary, and the additional weight is often not from increased body fat, but from fluid and digestive changes. I’ve spent the last seven …

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Light drinkers may have been better educated, wealthier, more physically active, better insured, and benefitting from better diets. More recent research has adjusted for those sorts of factors and found no protective effect from alcohol consumption in terms of longevity and elevated risk of hypertension and coronary artery disease with each progressive drink. Therefore, healthcare …

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The more alcohol you drink, the stronger the effects of alcohol on the body. The duration of intoxication depends on how much alcohol an individual consumes. Typically, it can take at least several hours for their BAC to reduce enough for it to be safe to drive. The following are some questions people often ask …

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Without sufficient thiamine, the brain cannot effectively convert sugar into energy, leading to cellular dysfunction and potential brain damage, including the development of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome. Wernicke encephalopathy causes acute, repairable damage to the thalamus and hypothalamus. Korsakoff psychosis causes permanent brain damage that affects memory. The longer someone lives with the symptoms of wet brain …

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This can make it difficult for people to perform daily tasks, such as driving and reading. A 2021 study involving over 16,000 people with AMD found that higher alcohol consumption could be a causal risk factor for geographic atrophy (GA). GA is a feature of advanced AMD, resulting in blind spots in a person’s vision. …

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