{"id":2824,"date":"2023-04-17T22:29:32","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T22:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/?p=2824"},"modified":"2023-04-17T22:29:33","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T22:29:33","slug":"alcohol-is-no-longer-considered-safe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/?p=2824","title":{"rendered":"Alcohol Is No Longer Considered Safe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20370%20247'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-147-1024x682.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-image-2825\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-147-1024x682.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-147-1024x682.png 1024w, https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-147-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-147-770x513.png 770w, https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-147-1155x770.png 1155w, https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-147-370x247.png 370w, https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-147-293x195.png 293w, https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-147-120x80.png 120w, https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-147-240x160.png 240w, https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-147-390x260.png 390w, https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-147.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a long time, the medical establishment and health authorities have said that drinking some alcohol is safe. They have even said that some alcohol \u2013 especially wine \u2013 is good for your heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is no longer the case. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/europe\/news\/item\/04-01-2023-no-level-of-alcohol-consumption-is-safe-for-our-health\">World Health Organization<\/a>\u00a0(WHO) has changed its thinking on this topic and now says that no amount of alcohol is safe \u2013 including wine and other alcoholic beverages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Until now, various U.S. agencies would state that one or two drinks would be safe \u2013 depending on whether you were a woman or a man. Now, no recent studies show that alcohol positively helps reduce cardiovascular disease, cancer, or type 2 diabetes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Research has shown that most cancers in Europe \u2013 where cancer is the number one cause of death \u2013 are found in people who are light or moderate drinkers. As a result, it is now believed that drinking any alcohol increases your risk of developing cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The kind of liquor does not matter. The earlier studies may have revealed that it was not alcohol that influenced those studies. Apparently, those studies were poorly designed and flawed, resulting in wrong conclusions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Health Risks<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A few decades ago, alcohol was categorized as a carcinogen \u2013 putting it in the same class as tobacco, radiation, and asbestos. As such, it can lead to the development of several types of cancer, including breast, throat, colon, liver, mouth, and esophagus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, researchers know that no amount of alcohol will increase your longevity. Even low levels of drinking may increase your risk of cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20576%20592'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-148.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-image-2826\" width=\"576\" height=\"592\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-148.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2826\" width=\"576\" height=\"592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-148.png 768w, https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-148-292x300.png 292w, https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-148-293x301.png 293w, https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-148-390x401.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, excessive drinking of alcohol can lead to health problems that no one would want. It can weaken your immune system \u2013 making you more susceptible to disease, and lead to high blood pressure, liver disease, digestive issues, memory problems, anxiety, depression, mental health issues, social problems, unemployment, alcohol dependence, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Alcohol Increases the Aging Process<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although drinking may bring some temporary relief, it will develop a negative effect before long. Sooner or later, it will become more likely that you will develop depression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20375%20375'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-149.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-image-2827\" width=\"375\" height=\"375\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-149.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2827\" width=\"375\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-149.png 500w, https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-149-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-149-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-149-293x293.png 293w, https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-149-390x390.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alcohol also affects how fast your body ages \u2013 and your tolerance for alcohol decreases with age. It is because your body increases in fat as your muscle decreases \u2013 whether or not you gain weight \u2013 and fat does not absorb as much as muscle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Alcohol Increases Your Risk of Accidents<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drinking alcohol can lead to slower reaction time, which affects your ability to drive safely or recover from falls. More than 140,000 deaths are attributed to alcohol each year in the U.S. It is estimated that those who died had their lives shortened by 26 years on average.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your risk of accidents and health risks increases when drinking alcohol because you are more likely to experience vehicle accidents, falls, burns, or drowning. You may also be exposed to violence, sexual assault, suicide, and pregnant women may have a miscarriage or stillbirth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Politics and Money<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once WHO revealed the above information about a year ago, several countries changed their recommendations about drinking alcohol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S., however, allowed money and politics to keep their health recommendations the same. Regardless, the conclusion is the same \u2013 no amount of alcohol is safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have not started drinking alcohol yet \u2013 do not start now. If you already drink it for health, realize that it offers no health benefit. Otherwise, you need to reduce your intake of it and stop when you can. Your longevity may depend on it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For a long time, the medical establishment and health authorities have said that drinking some alcohol is safe. They have even said that some alcohol \u2013 especially wine \u2013 is good for your heart. It is no longer the case. The\u00a0World Health Organization\u00a0(WHO) has changed its thinking on this topic and now says that no amount of alcohol is safe \u2013 including wine and other alcoholic beverages. Until now, various U.S. agencies would state that one or two drinks would [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-food"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2824"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2824\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2828,"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2824\/revisions\/2828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}