Analyzing Health Risks of Excessive Alcohol Use and Moderate Benefits

This essay explores the dangers of excessive alcohol consumption and contrasts them with the potential health benefits of moderate drinking. Excessive alcohol use, defined as more than 5 drinks per session or 14 per week for men and 4 drinks per session or 7 per week for women, is linked to severe trauma, accidents, and increased risks of heart and liver disease, cancer, sleep disorders, depression, and sexually transmitted diseases. It can also lead to brain damage, weakened immunity, and nutrient deficiencies. Conversely, moderate alcohol consumption is associated with reduced risks of heart disease, mental health problems, and liver disease. Studies suggest that moderate wine drinking may protect the brain, while both vodka and wine can reduce cardiovascular risk. Tequila, with its non-digestible sugars, may even help in weight loss. Overall, while excessive alcohol consumption poses significant health risks, moderate drinking, particularly when combined with a healthy lifestyle, may offer certain benefits.

HEALTHCARE

What makes the excessive use of alcohol dangerous and why
moderate drinking is considered healthful?
According to Davis, 2018, at first, it is important to know what amount of
consumption of alcohol is considered harmful. For men, more than 5 drinks during 1 drinking
session or more than 14 drinks in a week is considered risky. Whereas, for women four or
more drinks in a day and more than seven drinks in a week is considered risky. Alcohol plays
an important role in severe trauma wounds, motor vehicle accidents, suicides, and sexual
assaults. Excessive consumption of alcohol can increase the risk of heart disease, liver
disease, cancer, sleep disorder, depression, and sexually transmitted diseases due to unsafe
sex and excess drinking (Nordqvist, 2018). It will also lead to some other health problems
such as high blood pressure and diabetes. Excessive drinking can cause huge range of brain
damages especially during pregnancy. Drinking alcohol during pregnancy can be unsafe. It
restricts individual`s mental moods, emotions, reactions and functions on multiple levels. It
also affects the central nervous system that causes difficulty while processing the information
and poses certain challenges with solving problems (Entis, 2017).
Regular drinking affects and weakens the immune system because it catches cold, flu and
other illness more often as compared to people who do not drink. Moreover, extreme alcohol
consumption damages while blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets. Each time of heavy
alcoholic consumption reduces the body`s immunity to handle infections. It disturbs the fine
motor coordination that leads to injuries from falls. Heavy drinking speeds up the normal
aging process and inability to remember the occasions. Apart from this, dysfunctional
drinking results into malnourishment and nutrient deficiencies (Gellis, 2017).
According to Entis, (2017), Excess of everything results bad or worst whereas
moderate usage of alcohol can benefit oneself. There are many benefits of moderate alcohol

consumption such as it reduces high risk of heart damage, mental health problems, cancer,
and liver disease. It is reported by nurse`s health safety reveals that one ingredient in red wine
protect the brain from damages. Moderate wine drinking will reduce the risk of depression. It
is reported that moderate consumption of both vodka and wine will reduce cardiovascular
risk (Gellis, 2017). According to Nordqvist, 2018, moderate drinkers who follow a healthier
lifestyle are likely to look for protective effect on heart. Moderate drinking is associated
with wide range of health benefits that include minimising the risk of less life expectancy
and protecting the heart. Moderate consumption is very helpful because it provides warmth to
the body that protect a person in severe winters. Moderate alcohol consumption provides
several health benefits such as minimising the risk of dying from any heart disease and it also
reduces the of ischemic stroke (blockage of arteries that reduces blood flow). Moderate
consumption reduces the risk of diabetes, cough, and fever. When undertaking the benefits of
each one of the alcoholic drink, each has advantages. Tequila has natural sugar that are non-
digestible and do not raise any sugar level. Most importantly, they act as a fibre that do not
raise blood sugar level and help in losing weight (Gellis, 2017).

References
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https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/297734.php
Entis, L. (2017). is Moderate Drinking Good for Your Health? The Science Is Confusing.
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https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/265799.php