00:09when you think about the damage alcohol can do you probably think about your
00:14liver but alcohol can affect almost every major organ system in your body
00:19from your heart and your brain to your kidneys and even the vitamins that you
00:25need to function tonight on our school we're going to look at the different
00:29effects of alcohol on your body let's start with your heart regular heavy
00:35alcohol use can raise your blood pressure on triglycerides a bad
00:40cholesterol it can also increase your risk of our abnormal heart rhythm and
00:45lead to a weakened heart muscle increasing your risk of cardiomyopathies
00:50on heart failure secondly the brain alcohol affects the way your brain
00:55communicates affecting memory judgment reaction time and coordination with
01:02heavy long-term use of alcohol you can also get brain shrinkage and damage to
01:09your cerebellum the part of your brain responsible for coordination and balance
01:14number three your liver your liver processes almost all the alcohol you
01:20consume excess use can progress to fatty liver to inflammation to scarring of the
01:27liver known as cirrhosis this can put you at increased risk of liver cancer or liver
01:33failure and early liver damage may develop without symptoms number four
01:38vitamin deficiencies chronic alcohol use can affect the way your body absorbs and
01:45uses certain nutrients particularly vitamin b1 or thiamine severe deficiencies can
01:52eventually cause serious problems with your brain coordination and movement and
01:58number five the kidneys alcohol makes you urinate more which can contribute to
02:04dehydration alcohol can also indirectly affect the kidneys by contributing to high
02:10blood pressure and liver disease so how much alcohol is too much
02:15for adults that choose to drink the u.s guidance defines moderate drinking as one
02:21drink a day for women and two drinks a day for men but most importantly less
02:27alcohol or no alcohol is better for your health for further reference one
02:34standard drink is defined as 12 ounces of beer 5 ounces of wine or 1.5 ounces of spirits
02:42so alcohol does not just affect your liver it can affect your heart your brain your
02:48nutrition and your kidneys as well when it comes to alcohol the more you drink the
02:55greater the greater the potential harm it's dr mariana brown the tv6 house code
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