Medical experts debate value of alcohol use
<p><span word="Drinking">Drinking</span> <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="socially">socially</span> <span word="acceptable">acceptable</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="health">health</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="risks">risks</span> <span word="linked">linked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span> <span word="use">use</span>.</p><p><span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="findings">findings</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="dependent">dependent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span>.</p><p><span word="Millions">Millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wine">wine</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span>, <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beer">beer</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sporting">sporting</span> <span word="event">event</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="alcoholic">alcoholic</span> <span word="drinks">drinks</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="party">party</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span> <span word="dates">dates</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="civilization">civilization</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="ceremonies">ceremonies</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="gatherings">gatherings</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="purposes">purposes</span>.</p><p><span word="Records">Records</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="times">times</span>. <span word="Alcohol">Alcohol</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tonic">tonic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poison">poison</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="value">value</span>.</p><p><span word="Alcohol">Alcohol</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="fermentation">fermentation</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="process">process</span>, <span word="yeast">yeast</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="sugar">sugar</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="molecule">molecule</span> – <span word="ethanol">ethanol</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="ethyl">ethyl</span> <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span>. <span word="Different">Different</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sugar">sugar</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="alcoholic">alcoholic</span> <span word="drinks">drinks</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sugar">sugar</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="grapes">grapes</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="wine">wine</span>. <span word="Sugar">Sugar</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="grain">grain</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="vodka">vodka</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gin">gin</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="sugar">sugar</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="sugarcane">sugarcane</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="molasses">molasses</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="rum">rum</span>.</p><p><span word="Alcohol">Alcohol</span> <span word="affects">affects</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="organ">organ</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="body">body</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span> <span word="enters">enters</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="body">body</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stomach">stomach</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bloodstream">bloodstream</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="about">about</span> <span word="eighty">eighty</span> <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="intestine">intestine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bloodstream">bloodstream</span>. <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span> <span word="enters">enters</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blood">blood</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="pumped">pumped</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>.</p>
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