喝酒過度對身體主要危害包括:
Cirrhosis, alcoholic hepatitis, pancreatitis, gastric or duodenal ulcer, esophageal varices, middle-age onset of diabetes, gastrointestinal cancer, hypertension, peripheral neuropathies, cardiomyopathy, cerebral vascular accidents, erectile dysfunction, vitamin deficiencies, pernicious anemia, and brain disorders, including Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome (mortality rate of untreated Wernick2 is 50%).
對於孕婦,還禍及胎兒:
Developmental abnormalities in infants born to alcoholic mothers, including characteristic facial appearance (microcephaly, maxillary hypoplasia, short palpebral fissures, and short upturned nose), growth deficiency, delayed intellectual development, motor retardation, joint abnormalities, poor coordination, and irritability. The pattern of abnormalities varies and may include additional oral, ocular, cardiac, urogenital, cutaneous, and other abnormalities.