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Consumption of alcohol may lead to temporary: - Blurred vision - Color blindness - Decrease peripheral vision - Light sensitivity EYES Relaxation of throat muscles while intoxicated can impair breathing and lead to: - Sore throat - Decreased oxygen delivered to the body THROAT Hormone levels prevent kidneys from reabsorbing water into body which: - Increases urine output - Can lead to dehydration KIDNEYS Consumption of alcohol makes it harder for your body to regulate body temperature through your skin, so you may get hot or cold more easily. SKIN Hormonal responses to alcohol can lead to: - Decreased bone and muscle growth - Anxiety - Depression - Sleep problems - Weight gain - Slower reaction time - Impaired motor skills - Memory loss BRAIN Alcohol consumption can lead to: - Muscle weakness - Decreased muscle growth and repair - Lower energy production MUSCLES Regular over consumption of alcohol can lead to inflammation in the lungs during exercise that can make it harder to breathe. LUNGS Hormonal responses to alcohol in the pancreas may cause: - Low blood sugar - Inflammation - Nausea - Abdominal pain PANCREAS Regular over consumption of alcoholic beverages may lead to build up of fat in the liver which: - Decreases energy production for the body - Lowers the body’s ability to remove toxins LIVER Inflammation in the heart can cause: - Muscle weakening - High blood pressure - Irregular heartbeat - Increased risk of stroke HEART High consumption of alcoholic beverages can affect the functions and performance of the body for 24 hours or more. Here are some of the ways alcohol impacts specific organs: Adapted from: Alcohol Hangover: Mechanism and Mediators, by Dr. Robert Swift and Dena Davidson; Alcohol Health and Research World, Vol.22 No. 1, 1998; Dr. Fred Freytag, National Headache Foundation; MCT Alcohol irritates the lining of the stomach and intestines which can lead to: - Inflammation - Nausea - Vomiting - Stomachache STOMACH Wellness Education 813-974-4936 • wellness.usf.edu facebook.com/WellnessUSF

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Page 1: High consumption of alcoholic beverages can affect the ...Adapted from: Alcohol Hangover: Mechanism and Mediators, by Dr. Robert Swift and Dena Davidson; Alcohol Health and Research

Consumption of alcohol may lead to temporary:- Blurred vision- Color blindness- Decrease peripheral vision- Light sensitivity

EYES

Relaxation of throat muscles while intoxicated can impair breathing and lead to:- Sore throat - Decreased oxygen delivered to the body

THROAT

Hormone levels prevent kidneys from reabsorbing water into body which:- Increases urine output- Can lead to dehydration

KIDNEYS

Consumption of alcohol makes it harder for your body to regulate body temperature through your skin, so you may get hot or cold more easily.

SKIN

Hormonal responses to alcohol can lead to:- Decreased bone and

muscle growth- Anxiety - Depression- Sleep problems

- Weight gain - Slower reaction time- Impaired motor skills- Memory loss

BRAIN

Alcohol consumption can lead to:- Muscle weakness- Decreased muscle growth

and repair- Lower energy production

MUSCLES

Regular over consumption of alcohol can lead to inflammation in the lungs during exercise that can make it harder to breathe.

LUNGS

Hormonal responses to alcohol in the pancreas may cause:- Low blood sugar- Inflammation- Nausea- Abdominal pain

PANCREAS

Regular over consumption of alcoholic beverages may lead to build up of fat in the liver which: - Decreases energy production for the body- Lowers the body’s ability to remove toxins

LIVER

Inflammation in the heart can cause:- Muscle weakening- High blood pressure- Irregular heartbeat- Increased risk of stroke

HEART

High consumption of alcoholic beverages can affect the functions and performance of the body for 24 hours or more. Here are some of the ways alcohol impacts specific organs:

Adapted from: Alcohol Hangover: Mechanism and Mediators, by Dr. Robert Swift and Dena Davidson; Alcohol Health and Research World, Vol.22 No. 1, 1998; Dr. Fred Freytag, National Headache Foundation; MCT

Alcohol irritates the lining of the stomach and intestines which can lead to:- Inflammation- Nausea

- Vomiting- Stomachache

STOMACH

FLYER

Wellness Education813-974-4936 • wellness.usf.edu facebook.com/WellnessUSF

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