How does alcohol affect your heart?
Alcohol puts stress on the heart to work harder to supply oxygen to the system and it constricts the way the oxygen is supplied. Research has shown that heavy, long term drinking damages your heart by weakening your heart muscle and causing a condition known as alcoholic cardiomyopathy. Some don't realize that drinking a large amount when you are not used to drinking can be just as dangerous. Excess quantities in the short and long term will damage your heart so limitations need to be set. The research has also shown that a lower risk of developing heart disease is based on moderate drinking; no more than two drinks per day for men and one drink per day for woman.
Good question and answer - you should post the link to the webpage that you got your info from... to get more information if needed... I know that alcohol use damages the liver, but it is interesting that it affects the heart too.
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