Hic hic hurray? Not really..

Alcohol can cause havoc in your body:

In the short term alcohol can cause the following problems:
1. It provides lots of empty calories without nutrition
2. It dehydrates you
3.Alcohol consumption is catabolic to muscles
4. Alcohol increases oestrogen
5. Alcohol lowers testosterone
6. Blocks the absorption of nutrients to muscles
7. Precision, equilibrium, hand to eye coordination, reflexes are all negatively impacted.

Long term effects:
1. Liver cirrhosis
2. Fatty liver
3. Gastritis
4. Cancer risk of several organs
and innumerable other problems along with it.

When faced with an unavoidable social situation what should you do?
To avoid it's effects on your fitness goals you can ensure the following:
1. Agree to a limit before you begin
2. Avoid drinking games
3. Don't consume it on an empty stomach
4. Choose low alcoholic beverages
5. Continue drinking non-alcoholic beverages / water alongside your alcoholic ones to avoid its dehydrating effects

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