When I was driving along in my car back to home and listening to the ABC News radio station, suddenly I was shocked with the worst news ever: “Alcoholic drinks usually contain an excessive amount of calories without nutritional value. For example, 12 ounces of beer contain about 160 calories and a glass of wine or spirit drinks have around 300 calories. Consequently, drinking alcohol may cause obesity or gain weight.” Although I am not an alcoholic, drinking wine is in my diet plan. Furthermore, a party is always more exciting when they serve alcohol beverages. However, hearing that they were in opposite side, it left me nothing but disappointment. That is the reason why I wanted to do a research about this topic. Seeing that, I wanted to
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It is true that the liver and pancreas are the two most important organs in our body. They have many functions from nutrient storage, metabolism of protein, fats, and carbohydrates to digestive food, and remove toxins from the body including alcohol. Because they are the main organ for alcohol metabolism, long-term excessive alcohol intake can damage the liver and pancreas badly. Excessive drinking can cause fatty liver, which can lead to the development of alcoholic hepatitis. Chronic liver inflammation can lead to severe scarring known as cirrhosis. This formation of scar tissue can destroy the liver. When the liver fails to perform, toxic substances remain in your body. Liver disease is life threatening. Whereas the early stages of alcoholic liver injury (fatty liver and alcoholic hepatitis) are reversible, cirrhosis usually is not; thus, liver failure develops. Once a person has cirrhosis, there is a 50% chance of death within 4 years. Approximately 28,000 people die from cirrhosis each year in the US (Byrd-Bredbenner et al. 268). Additionally, a damaged pancreas can cause the body to be unable to utilize sugar due to a lack of insulin, which can lead to hyperglycemia. Unbalanced blood sugar levels can be a dangerous problem, especially for people with
It is true that the liver and pancreas are the two most important organs in our body. They have many functions from nutrient storage, metabolism of protein, fats, and carbohydrates to digestive food, and remove toxins from the body including alcohol. Because they are the main organ for alcohol metabolism, long-term excessive alcohol intake can damage the liver and pancreas badly. Excessive drinking can cause fatty liver, which can lead to the development of alcoholic hepatitis. Chronic liver inflammation can lead to severe scarring known as cirrhosis. This formation of scar tissue can destroy the liver. When the liver fails to perform, toxic substances remain in your body. Liver disease is life threatening. Whereas the early stages of alcoholic liver injury (fatty liver and alcoholic hepatitis) are reversible, cirrhosis usually is not; thus, liver failure develops. Once a person has cirrhosis, there is a 50% chance of death within 4 years. Approximately 28,000 people die from cirrhosis each year in the US (Byrd-Bredbenner et al. 268). Additionally, a damaged pancreas can cause the body to be unable to utilize sugar due to a lack of insulin, which can lead to hyperglycemia. Unbalanced blood sugar levels can be a dangerous problem, especially for people with