Alcohol in the Body

alcoholeffectsThe other day I saw (in a movie) a waiter set fire to a dessert pan doused in cognac.  It flared dramatically, as if it were gasoline or lighter fluid.  Hm, I thought, why would anyone put that kind of chemical into their body?

Now here’s Healthline.com with a new interactive graphic detailing 23 spots where alcohol impacts the body.  Here’s the link to it.  You mouse over a body art and up pops a message with info about alcohol’s effects on that area, and a link to further reading.

In general, people who are already into heavy alcohol drinking aren’t diverted by info about how bad it is for them.  Once you get to that stage you’re bent on slow suicide anyway.  But for people just starting out, or considering whether to pour ETOH into their system, this information, cleverly presented, might have a prophylactic effect.  Thanks to healthline.com for the item.

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