How much alcohol can someone consume per day without damaging health?!
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None. The reason is because if you're genetically predisposed towards alcoholism or other diseases that alcohol may prompt, you are at more risk than others.
If you are truly wondering this, one has to wonder if you're doing this for a study, or if you're actually spending time pondering how to healthily get away with consuming alcohol on a daily basis. Symptoms of alcoholism are planning around drinking, finding reasons to drink, ensuring ways to be able to drink, the need for alcohol for social events, etc. The standard assumption that quantity is the determining factor is a myth. People who don't understand or believe this should visit sites that list symptoms.
Here are a few:
Behavioral Changes
Alcoholism is insidious (waiting to trap you) among young people and the elderly, in part because the symptoms are not easily recognized until the affected person becomes truly alcohol dependent. Additional behavioral changes include:
Solitary drinking
Unexplained mood swings
Missing work
Loosing interest in social activities
Driving Under The Influence (DUI)
Cravings
Dangerous Behavior
Alcohol abuse also plays a role in many social and domestic problems, from job absenteeism and crimes against property to spousal and child abuse.
Denial
An alcoholic believes that he/she is control of the situation.
Family
The alcoholic will often begin to isolate him or herself both physically and emotionally in order to avoid criticism about drinking.
Inability To Stop Drinking
A true alcoholic will continue to consume alcohol despite physical and mental difficulties. Expressing a desire to quit and yet unable to do so is an indicator of alcohol dependency. One sign that people often miss is the increased tolerance for alcohol. Alcoholics often attribute their ability to drink excessively large amounts of alcohol to "holding their liquor".
Physical Damage
Alcoholism can lead to a number of physical ailments, including hypoglycemia, brain and heart damage, enlarged blood vessels in the skin, chronic gastritis, and pancreatitis. Alcoholism can lead to impotence in men, damage to the fetus in pregnant women, and an elevated risk of cancer of the larynx, esophagus, stomach, pancreas, and upper gastrointestinal tract.
Because many alcoholics cannot afford to eat properly, they are likely to have nutritional deficiencies. Heavy drinkers typically have impaired liver function and develop cirrhosis. Vitamins can not be absorbed properly. Deficiency of vitamin B12 (thiamine) causes loss of memory and abnormal co-ordination which can be fatal if it is left untreated. Anemia can occur due to iron and folic acid deficiency. Large doses of alcohol can raise blood pressure and cause heart problems.
Physical Symptoms
Alcoholism is a disease and alcoholism symptoms are indicators that the disease is present in the mind and body. Other physical symptoms may include:
increased tolerance
continued use despite physical problems
abdominal pain
nausea
vomiting
red eyes, puffy face
numbness in the arms or legs
swelling of the liver
blackouts, not remembering drinking episodes
Psychological Damage
Alcoholism is a disease of the mind. Alcohol is often abused to self medicate anxiety, depression, irritability and sleep disorders but these conditions are worsened by drinking. This vicious cycle increases the amount of drinking as the psychological problems become increasingly traumatic and drinking is continued to numb the pain. Alcoholics will often deny having alcoholism symptoms and may drink in secret to cover-up the problem. Dramatic mood swings and aggression also accompany alcoholic drinking.
Upbringing
Alcoholism seems to be caused by a blend of genetic, physical, psychological, environmental, and social factors that vary among individuals. Genetic factors are considered crucial: A given person's risk of becoming an alcoholic is greater if a parent is alcoholic.
Work Environment
The job is usually one of the last things to go in the progression of alcoholism. The alcohol abuser tries very hard to not drink at work but as the disease of alcoholism increases, the morning drinks to calm the shakes and the couple of drinks for lunch start to grow in number. It may start with an afternoon off here and there but pretty soon major work obligations become difficult or go unfulfilled. Ultimately, the alcohol abuser may be disciplined or fired.
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One drink.
Splooch!
They say one glass of red wine a day is healthy, once you go beyond that, especially on a regular basis, you are doing damage.
half a glass of red wine (good for your heart)
One serving of red wine.
depends on the weight of the person doing the drinking and the amount consuming, varies per person
it is recommended to drink one glass of wine every day. wine is healthy, therefor some alcohol is good.
A glass of wine is very good for your health!
one to two drinks per day is considered moderation.
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