Can drinking take years off your life?

Question

Ok well 1st off i want 2 say that i have never drank a day in my life, but i have friends who do and i want 2 know can drinking shorten the life span. I know smoking will do that, but thank God i don't have many friends doing it.

Answer 1

drinking and smoking are two of the most bad things you can do to yourself and if it doesent take years off your life (i dont know) it will **** it up!! big time!!

Answer 2

It can over a period of time, because alcohol can and will effect your kidneys and liver. Last time I checked you need both to live.

Answer 3

Yeah, it can.

Answer 4

Drinking affects many different parts of your body including:

1)Liver.

Since alcohol is so toxic, clearing it out of the system is a priority. And when the liver gets busy getting rid of alcohol, it gets behind in other functions, like maintaining stable blood-glucose levels to the brain. It takes a pounding in the process, too. Cirrhosis is a common result of long-term drinking, and one of the main killers of older drinkers.

2)Stomach.

Alcohol irritates the stomach lining, and vomiting is a particularly visible result. Heavy drinking can lead to stomach problems and ulcers.

3)Central Nervous System.

Alcohol depresses almost every brain function, from balance to breathing. And even though effects lessen as booze leaves the body, regular drinking raises tolerance, so that heavier drinkers can drink more without getting drunk. They do, that is, until liver damage reverses the process, which speeds up damage to the brain and the rest of the body.

Drinking also depletes the following vitamins:

1)B Vitamins.

Alcohol depletes supplies of B-complex vitamins, which are essential to basic body processes. Vitamin B deficiencies can harm the heart, liver, and other organs, and cause muscle and nervous tissue damage, anemia, even beriberi (a disease involving nerve degeneration, muscle weakness, and heart problems).

2)Vitamin A.

Carotene (vitamin A) deficiency reduces the body's resistance to disease and impairs vision, particularly the ability of the eyes to adjust to darkness.

3)Vitamin C.

Alcohol also blocks absorption of vitamin C, and can lead to anemia, reduced resistance to disease, and overstimulation of the adrenal gland.

All of these factors will definatley decrease your life span.

Hope this helped!  

Answer 5

Drinking red wine has been proved to have many heath benefiting factors.  It's a great antioxidant, it's great for your heart and for your memory and can prolong aging.  Only if you drink it in small quantities (a glass or two a day).  An abundance of anything is not good for you.

Answer 6

ANYTHING CAN TAKE YEARS OFF UR LIFE..... IT MAKES U LOOK OLD