Many people believe that if alcohol is consumed in small quantities, it does not cause any harm, rather it is beneficial for health. At the same time, a study published a few years ago in ‘The Lancet’ also claimed that if alcohol is consumed in limited quantities, it can have many health benefits, it can improve health and the risk of diabetes can be avoided . Although the World Health Organization (WHO) has completely denied this and said that even a drop of alcohol can cause great harm to health .
How much harm can a drop of alcohol cause to health?
According to the World Health Organization, There is no safe limit for alcohol consumption. It feels good for a while but it is very harmful in the long term.
Is there a safe limit for alcohol?
According to the World Health Organization, There is no safe limit for drinking alcohol. This means that even a peg or a drop of alcohol has a bad effect on your health.
According to an article published in the National Library of Medicine, 30 ml or a small –Even one peg can cause a lot of damage to our liver. Our liver filters alcohol. Every time during this filtration process some of its cells get destroyed. However our liver can develop new cells again, But consuming alcohol for many years continuously reduces the ability of the liver to regenerate cells, even if we’re drinking very little alcohol.
What happens if you drink alcohol?
Drinking alcohol causes cancer in the body, Damage to the brain, Depression, Damage to the heart, There remains a risk of addiction. Despite all this, however, the danger of alcoholism is increasing among teenagers and young people.
