Articles of category "Alcohol health effects"

Modern medicine knows of a great number of different psychological addictions and physical dependencies. And alcohol addiction is one of the most dangerous. Dependency on alcohol and health effects it causes are not only dangerous, but also can be fatal. At first it attacks the liver, causing different liver diseases, but with the development of the disease even brain deterioration can appear.

If ever there were two things that don't mix its alcohol and pregnancy. Consuming alcohol during the period of pregnancy increases the risk to bear a baby with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). Alcohol and pregnancy are incompatible, and to mix the two displays an enormous degree of stupidity on the part of the mother. If a woman drinks alcohol during pregnancy, her unborn child drinks it, too. Central nervous system problems, abnormal facial features, growth deficiencies are some common characteristics of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, caused by a woman drinking heavily during pregnancy.