When it comes to Alcoholism it can be very dependable and can be defined as a kind of condition where the person who is dependent exhibits
certain other characteristics apart from those of alcohol abuse.

Alcohol influences and gradually destroys our bodies, alcohol significantly effects our functioning of the brain. A lot of consumption of alcohol depresses the central nervous system. Individual behavior is also effected to a great extent by alcohol dependence.  Very acute and prolonged drinking can actually cause damage to the brain.

It’s easy to recognize a person who has been drinking severely for some time with various symptoms he exhibits. These
symptoms increase and become more visible over a period of time. The early signs if left unattended and ignored may lead to alcohol abuse and
eventually to alcohol dependence.

Another side of measured consumption is a positive effects that decreases cardiovascular disease due to moderate drinking. This fact
has been proved beyond a doubt. Especially, the risk of heart related diseases decrease tremendously if alcohol especially red wine is consumed moderately over a period of time and not misused of course. This is due to the existence of certain polyphenol antioxidants present in red wines which favors the health of the heart. Other benefits of moderate alcohol consumption includes an increase in the HDL or cholesterol which is good for the health, decrease in blood clotting or thrombosis, reduced spasm of artery related to stress, increases the flow of blood in the coronary, increases the sensitivity of insulin, etc.

Moderate indicates not more than one or two drinks a day. Moderate drinking
has similar positive effects on coronary vascular disease or angina pectoris and also on patients who
are on their way to recovery after coronary stenting.

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