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.elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}</style><h1 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">How alcohol affects your body</h1> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-26acba6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="26acba6a" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Discover what鈥檚 in an alochol unit and how units work</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-793f1dae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent" data-id="793f1dae" data-element_type="container"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-5304ef6d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child" data-id="5304ef6d" data-element_type="container"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-7860ab8c elementor-widget 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.elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}</style> <p>Do you know the risks of too much alcohol? <span style="font-size: 16px; color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-b2ce6af-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-b2ce6af-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-b2ce6af-word-spacing );">Find out more here.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-145c16cc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent" data-id="145c16cc" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-7e4f4702 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child" data-id="7e4f4702" data-element_type="container"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-2de5102b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="2de5102b" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Effects of alcohol on the body</h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4a8c5fff e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child" data-id="4a8c5fff" data-element_type="container"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-5b93ba21 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child" data-id="5b93ba21" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-34ff081 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="34ff081" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Weight gain</h2> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-df4739a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="df4739a" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Alcoholic drinks contain a high number of calories, which can impact your weight. Fat, especially on men, tends to go to the belly and belly fat is more dangerous than other fats. It can can squeeze your organs, it can also release harmful chemicals into your blood and this can lead to cardio vascular disease, diabetes and even dementia.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-92bf540 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child" data-id="92bf540" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-104249e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="104249e" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">The heart</h2> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-419a2f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="419a2f8" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Regularly having just a couple of pints of lager can weaken your heart and shrink your arteries. This makes it harder for blood to be pumped and pass through, which increases your blood pressure. That same pressure can聽<span style="font-size: 16px; color: var( --e-global-color-primary ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-b2ce6af-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-b2ce6af-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-b2ce6af-word-spacing );">lead to blood clots – which can cause strokes and brain damage.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-2f2e48a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child" data-id="2f2e48a" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-cc5a73b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="cc5a73b" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Mental health</h2> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-71344b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="71344b2" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>From anxiety to stress, alcohol can have negative effects on your mental health. Too much alcohol can change your brain鈥檚 ability to stay balanced and run smoothly. The more you drink the more your brain is affected, making you nervous and low. It can also stop you from sleeping properly, leaving you sluggish and irritable.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-d203e4c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child" data-id="d203e4c" data-element_type="container"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-1c813a1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child" data-id="1c813a1" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-5068d93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="5068d93" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">The liver</h2> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-a01e03d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="a01e03d" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Having more than just two beers or two glasses of wine in a regular basis can put your liver at risk. The liver breaks the chemicals in the body and when it has to break down too much alcohol it struggles to do its job and can become fatty and scarred.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-477e396 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child" data-id="477e396" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-ba7d56b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="ba7d56b" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">The stomach</h2> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-5603615 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="5603615" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Alcohol can negatively affect your gut. It can cause the stomach acid that鈥檚 meant to break down your food to attack the lining of the stomach and the muscles that surround it. Alcohol is high in calories and carbs, so when these are washed down your gut they put it under a lot of strain. That鈥檚 why you can feel bloated as your intestines try to cope. Regularly drinking too much alcohol can make you experience more severe effects like nausea, vomiting, ulcers and even stomach cancer if left untreated.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-098e73c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child" data-id="098e73c" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-fc28274 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="fc28274" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Erectile dysfunction</h2> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-aef29ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="aef29ab" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Alcohol slows and prevents the release of sex hormones affecting blood flow to the penis – and this can make it harder to get and sustain an erection. Moreover, alcohol can damage the testicles over time and this can also lower testosterone levels, and harm fertility.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-33bf002 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent" data-id="33bf002" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-70d01b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="70d01b6" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <img decoding="async" width="739" height="700" src="https://www.drinkawaremalta.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_alcohol-related.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-199" alt="" srcset="https://www.drinkawaremalta.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_alcohol-related.png 739w, https://www.drinkawaremalta.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_alcohol-related-300x284.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px" /> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-97cd7ee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child" data-id="97cd7ee" data-element_type="container"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-62c7b87 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="62c7b87" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h1 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Alcohol-related diseases and illnesses</h1> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-66b17d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="66b17d0" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Excessive alcohol consumption causes at least seven types of cancer, including breast, bowel, mouth and throat cancers.</div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-09c0198 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="09c0198" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Not everyone who drinks alcohol will get cancer, but scientists have found that several cancers, including the seven listed on this page, are caused by drinking alcohol – with the risk increasing the more you drink.</p> <p></p> <p><span style="text-align: var(--text-align);">The risk of developing these types of cancer starts to increase even at low levels of drinking. So the less you drink, the more you reduce your risk.</span><span style="color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-b2ce6af-letter-spacing ); text-align: var(--text-align); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-b2ce6af-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-b2ce6af-word-spacing );"> </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-700422c e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent" data-id="700422c" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-df1a3c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="df1a3c7" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="739" height="691" src="https://www.drinkawaremalta.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_alcohol-cancer.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-200" alt="" srcset="https://www.drinkawaremalta.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_alcohol-cancer.png 739w, https://www.drinkawaremalta.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_alcohol-cancer-300x281.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px" /> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-0816b94 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child" data-id="0816b94" data-element_type="container"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-9b052c9 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="9b052c9" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h1 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Alcohol and cancer</h1> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-705a95c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="705a95c" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Excessive alcohol consumption has been identified as something that can cause seven types of cancer:</div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-a264ae9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="a264ae9" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Breast cancer</p><p>Bowel cancer</p><p>Mouth cancer</p><p>Food pipe (oesophageal) cancer</p><p>Upper throat (pharyngeal) cancer</p><p>Voice box (laryngeal cancer)</p><p>Liver cancer</p><p><br></p><p>Heavy drinking can also cause cirrhosis of the liver (where damage to the liver causes scar tissues to build up) which can then lead to cancer.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-3899073 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent" data-id="3899073" data-element_type="container" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="e-con-inner"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-72d7f98 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child" data-id="72d7f98" data-element_type="container"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-2ee461a elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="2ee461a" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h1 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Keeping your risk of cancer low</h1> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-34cb6ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="34cb6ca" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>If you choose to drink, to keep health risks from alcohol low it鈥檚 safest for both men and women to drink no more than 14 units a week, spread over three or more days with several drink-free days, and no bingeing.</p><p>聽</p><p>To keep your risk of cancer low, it鈥檚 also important not to smoke, to make sure you are getting enough exercise (aim for at least 30 minutes of moderate activity a day, five days a week), maintain a healthy weight, eat a balanced diet and protect yourself from the sun.</p><p>聽</p><p>However, for cancers, we know that drinking even at lower levels (for example, below 14 units per week) can increase your risk. 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