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Chapter 198 Once drunk, tens of thousands of liver cells died

The metabolism of alcohol is carried out in the liver. The liver of a healthy adult can metabolize 50-60 ml of alcohol per day. When the amount of alcohol consumed exceeds the ability of the liver to metabolize alcohol, it will cause liver damage and lead to the occurrence of alcoholic liver disease. After the age of 40, the number of liver cells begins to decrease, and the number of liver cells in the elderly is 20% to 30% lower than that of young people.Therefore, the liver's ability to metabolize alcohol is significantly reduced in the elderly, and one excessive drinking can cause tens of thousands of liver cells to die.When the number of dead liver cells exceeds 15% of the total number of liver cells, fatty liver will occur, and then alcoholic hepatitis and cirrhosis will occur.

Excessive alcohol will dissolve liver cells, denature liver cells, and eventually cause liver cell death.Sometimes a single excessive drinking can cause acute liver necrosis and directly lead to the death of the drinker.

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Alcoholism can cause various diseases, such as liver cirrhosis, liver cancer, etc. Therefore, you must pay attention to the following when drinking alcohol:

1. Drink alcohol in moderation, generally only drink about one or two drinks each time.

2. Do not smoke while drinking.

3. Do not drink on an empty stomach, eat more vegetables when drinking, and eat some rice or pasta after drinking.

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