alcohol and diet

Question 1

What organ does alcohol damage?

Answer 1

Alcohol damages the liver and causes cirrhosis and liver cancer

Question 2

What is the definition of a carcinogen?

Answer 2

A carcinogen is any substance. Several radioactive substances are considered carcinogens, but their carcinogenic activity is attributed to the radiation, for example gamma rays and alpha particles, which they emit

Question 3

What UV light from the sun increase the risk of?

Answer 3

This is increases the risk of skin cancers such as melanoma

Question 4

What can long-term heavy alcohol use cause damage to?

Answer 4

Can cause damage to your brain

Question 5

Affects of drinking while pregnant

Answer 5

passes across the placenta to the baby potentially leading to…
- miscarriages
- still births
- premature births
- low birth weight
baby’s brain and body growth can be affected because the liver cannot cope with the alcohol

Question 6

What happens when alcohol enters your body

Answer 6

• enters the bloodstream via the gut which alters your nervous system, reflex times…
• you may develop cirrhosis of the liver which destroys liver tissue. active cells are replaced with irreversible scar tissue
• alcohol is a carcinogen so heavy drinkers increase risk of liver cancer which spreads rapidly
• long term it can cause the brain to not function properly
• can take years for symptoms to occur but short term heavy drinking can have the same effect

Question 7

how do you measure BMI (body mass index)

Answer 7

BMI = mass (kg)

(height in m)squared