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6% of All Deaths Related to Alcohol, Review Fings

"Chronic ethanol intake, through one of its main metabolic products, acetaldehyde, causes pathological changes in the gastrointestinal tract, liver, pancreas, and gallbladder. Even moderate amounts of alcohol may increase the risk of cancers, such as colorectal cancer."

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  1. Chronic ethanol intake leads to pathologic changes in the gastrointestinal tract, liver, pancreas, and gallbladder.
  2. More than 50% of alcohol-related deaths are caused by gastrointestinal diseases.
  3. Women have higher blood alcohol levels than men due to lower body water content.
  4. Alcohol increases the risk of gastrointestinal tumors.
  5. Recommended minimal alcohol intake is up to one drink per day for women and up to two drinks per day for men.

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