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Alcohol is a diuretic, which explains why there is always a line at the loo in a crowded bar. It suppresses the pituitary gland’s release of vasopressin, the hormone that triggers the reabsorption of water back into the body. Without it, the kidneys just send water straight to the bladder.
Our bodies metabolise alcohol in two stages. First, the liver enzymes break down the actual alcohol in the drink (ethanol), creating a toxic by-product called acetaldehyde. The acetaldehyde is then attacked by more enzymes and is reduced to harmless acetate.
We are all made up of atoms. Atoms that have a full outer shell of electrons tend to be stable and do not enter into chemical reactions with other atoms. But atoms that do not have a full outer shell of electrons desperately seek out electrons wherever they can, so they.
A state of imbalance between free radical production and their degradation by anti-oxidant systems results in an increased accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the tissues and organs. Oxidative stress, as this is called, can often disrupt the body’s metabolism.
So how do you turn a free radical into a harmless molecule? You give the free radical the extra electron it so desperately desires! And what can possibly supply this? Anti-oxidants, of course!
* CIWA-A is 10 item scale used in assesment & management of alcohol withdrawal
** Measure of alcohol hangover severity scale
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