All people know that alcohol is bad for you- but how is it bad? One way this is so is dehydration. Dehydration is when the amount of fluid in someone’s body, which is necessary for the blood to be of appropriate liquidity, is low. The body sends messages to the brain saying, “We are thirsty.” Some of these messages might be “Do not urinate anymore” or “Do not sweat anymore.” This is because that is all the liquid the body has left to keep. When people experience dehydration, they need water or some form of healthy liquid. Dehydrated just means not enough water in a persons body. As Rojet’s Thesaurus puts it, dehydration is “lack of moisture.” Dehydration is not good for any person’s body because it causes your heart to work harder. This can cause blood clots, and it is harder to move oxygen in thick blood. When your brain is not getting enough oxygen, it can cause many life-threatening circumstances. Some examples are: stroke, aneurysms (blood vessels burst in the brain), and heart attacks. Alcohol is known as a natural diuretic, which means it flushes fluids out of your body. When people drink alcohol, it causes the kidneys to “let go” of the urine more than usual. That is what causes a hangover: the unbalance of salts in the water and blood of the body causing upset stomach and headache. Alcohol also acts as vasodilator, which means it causes the body’s blood vessels to expand. Although vasodilators help high blood pressure, it is not good to “use” them/it if you don’t need it. Alcohol weakens and damages the cerebral cortex in your brain, which controls your behavior. When alcohol goes into a person’s body, it slows down the process of the body sending messages to control the eyes, mouth, ears, and other senses. Other parts of ... ... middle of paper ... ...the second most dehydrating. The third most dehydrating alcoholic drink was the malt liquor, and the fourth was beer. The least dehydrating beverage, other than the control, was the rum, and the least dehydrating after the rum was the water. Works Cited http://www.drugfree.org/drug-guide/depressants http://www.salon.com/2013/03/14/your_tap_water_is_probably_laced_with_anti_-depressants_partner/ http://www.drinkaware.co.uk/check-the-facts/health-effects-of-alcohol/effects-on-the-body/alcohol-and-your-health http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/alcoholism4.htm http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2012/02/28/3441707.htm http://thebrainbank.scienceblog.com/2012/09/02/the-science-of-a-hangover/ http://nihseniorhealth.gov/alcoholuse/howalcoholaffectsthebody/01.html http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-health/alcohols-effects-body
Despite my now positive opinion, I have to avow that when I first picked up A History of the World in 6 Glasses, I did not expect to enjoy it. Though I am a “To die For Fan” of three of the beverages used I simply felt no interest in how the world's history had anything to do with them. However, what I quickly learned is that this book is not a history of 6 drinks, but rather just as the title states, a history of the world, told through the story of 6 drinks. The book also made it clear that second to oxygen, that liquids are necessary to humanity. In my opinion, I do agree with the statement that the availability of water and other drinking sources have "constrained and guided humankind's progress" and "have continued to shape human history". Throughout time drinks have not only quenched our thirst; but served as medicines, currencies, and religious rights. It also served as a symbol of wealth and power,as well as tools to appease the poor.
One of these vital organs is the kidney. Our kidneys filter harmful substances from your blood. One of these substances is alcohol. Alcohol can cause changes in the function of the kidneys and make them less able to filter your blood. In addition to filtering blood, your kidneys do many other important jobs. One of these jobs is keeping the right amount of water in your body. Alcohol affects the ability of your kidneys to do this. When alcohol dehydrates (dries out) the body, the drying effect can affect the normal function of cells and organs, including the kidneys, disrupting the body’s water balance, thus effecting the maintenance of homeostasis in the
dry. This meant that there was no legal use of alcohol in those twenty five states.
The effects that alcohol has on the brain is that it can cause blackouts, memory loss, anxiety and psychological problems. “The brain continues to develop until age twenty-one, and that young brains can be irreversibly damaged by alcohol” (MacPherson). Alcohol may also cause inflammation in the stomach, causing ulcers or gastritis which prevents the absorption of food causing cancer in the stomach. Excessive drinking may also cause infertility in both men and women (The Effects of Alcohol). Alcohol affects almost every part of the body, many times resulting in death; in fact, alcohol is the cause of 75% of suicide deaths
Roger E. Meyer writes this article to explain the effects of alcohol and how it affects the body. Once alcohol is taken into the body it is absorbed from the stomach and the small intestine and into the bloodstream. If too much alcohol is taken in the stomach may secrete a mucous that will slow absorption. One tenth of the alcohol exits form the body as sweat or urine, as the rest is slowly broken down by the body. This article and information can be helpful to me because it will give me a background and information on alcohol and what happens when one consumes it.
Jody was born biologically with male genitals and he was brought up as a boy. Unlike his more gender-typical older brother, Jody’s childhood behavior was considered “sissy”. Jody genetically preferred the company of girls compared to boys during childhood. Jody considered herself a bisexual male until the age of 19. At 19 years of age, she became involved with a man, and her identity would be transgender, meaning that Jody was unhappy with her gender of birth and seeks a change from male to female. It would seem that there was some late-onset dissatisfaction, and late-onset is linked to attraction to women; in comparison to early childhood-onset, which are attracted to men. Jody identified herself as bisexual. The relationship with the man ended; nevertheless, Jody’s desire to become a woman consumed her, and Jody feels that’s he was born in the
Most people think that de-hydration is something that only happens to individuals under extreme conditions.
Nutrition is a course that has two purposes: to provide energy and to maintain body structure and function. Food supplies energy and provides the building blocks needed to replace worn or damaged cells and the nutritional components needed for body function. Alcoholics often eat poorly, limiting their supply of essential nutrients and affecting both energy supply and structure maintenance.
Alcohol affects the body in many different ways. On the website drugfreeworld.org the author tells us about the bad long term and short term effects of alcohol on the body. One long term effect is that it makes the liver work to hard causing it to fail. When the liver fails to function properly the body takes in toxins that harm it. These toxins harm the body in many different ways. One short term effect is that it causes decreased perception and coordination. The decreased perception of things causes things to appear closer or farther away than they really are. The decreased coordination make the people very clumsy resulting in injury. Some other short effects of alcohol on the body are vomiting, slurred speech, and headaches. Some other long term effects of alcohol are alcohol poisoning, Ulcers, and sometimes cancer of the mouth and throat (“Short Term and Long Term Effects”, 2014).
Alcohol can be an addictive substance if abused on a daily basis or consumed in large quantities. Alcohol is technically defined as, “a colorless flammable liquid that has the active principle of intoxicating drinks” (HarperCollins Publishers 2009). One of the leading causes of death in the United States is deaths induced by alcohol. There are many types of alcohol that are produced and distributed throughout the country. Common alcoholic beverages that are sold regularly are vodka, beer, rum, wine, whiskey, and much more. Each type does as much damage to the body as the other one, though they differ in amounts, or percentage, of alcohol. It depends on a person’s body type how alcohol will affect them personally. Weight, height, family background, and gender are common factors associated with a person’s blood alcohol content (HealthCheck Systems 2012).
Increased abuse of alcohol leads to physical damage to the body. Alcohol is absorbed directly into the brain, dulling one’s senses and weakling one's will power. According to the article from the Mayo Clinic Health Information, “Excessive use of alcohol can produce several harmful effects on your brain and nervous system. It also can severely damage your liver, pancreas and cardiovascular system. Alcohol use in pregnant women can damage the fetus” (Mayo 1). Continued ingestion of alcohol affects every organ in the body. Every organ in the body is affected. The liver has serious effects that may lead to cirrhosis and death.. At first the liver adapts and tolerates alcohol. It works harder and finally damages itself in time. Alcohol leads the liver to the inability to metabolize facts. Furthermore, it leads to increase in cholesterol and triglycerides leading to clogged arteries. Red blood cells are also affected leading the individual to become anemic.
Underage drinking causes people to make bad decisions, such as; driving while intoxicated, becoming pregnant, and making a complete fool out of themselves. While intoxicated, are just being a few instances that can and will impact your life forever. Some individuals don’t understand what alcohol really does to the body. Beer has empty calories that will make you gain weight. Which is why a lot of alcoholics have larger stomachs, or another term many people use for these large stomachs is, “beer belly.” Some people may say that alcohol helps you escape your problems and is a stress relevant. Alcohol will not only bring more stress onto your life, it will also bring more problems. As much as people may feel alcohol helps, it really won’t help.
When alcohol is consumed in unhealthy amounts, it can lead to not only short-term effects, but long-term ones as well. Many people can tell you what alcohol will do to you. Blurred vision, memory loss, slurred speech, difficulty walking, and slow reaction times are all very common side effects depending on how much one consumes (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse, 2004). To most, there is nothing wrong with this. Party all night, have a good time, find somewhere to sleep, pass out, and wake up in the morning.
Alcohol has many terrible effects on a person’s health. Alcohol affects many different parts of the body, but first of all, alcohol affects the brain. A person’s brain is very important, it shows how someone thinks, makes decisions, and controls their body. According to National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and
Effects of alcohol are many and are all bad. There is not one good effect of excessive alcohol drinking, except what an alcoholic considers a good feeling after getting drunk. The alcoholics drink for many reasons, but the results are all the same. Alcohol has very bad effects on all human body organs; it causes disease and some of those diseases are dangerous and even fatal, and the most common diseases re...