Alcohol and your body

Drinking alcohol can affect your body in all sorts of different ways; explore some of the most common effects on our body map.

The liver is a robust organ that can usually process small amounts of alcohol, but heavy drinking can cause damage.

Drinking alcohol is a risk factor contributing to seven types of cancer.

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At one week alcohol-free you might be starting to see changes on the surface – no hangover, more energy, brighter skin – but what’s going on inside your body one week into your booze-free journey?

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By this point you’re almost half way through your dry month!

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At three weeks alcohol-free you're likely to have seen some brilliant benefits - but what's going on under the surface?

Millions of people around the world experience warm red skin after drinking even a small amount of alcohol, including thousands of the UK’s East Asian population.

Whether you’re a fitness fanatic or an occasional gym-goer, it is important to understand how alcohol can impact your physical performance.

If you have diabetes, moderating your alcohol intake is an important element of diabetes management.

Almost all of us will, at some point, have to take a course of medication prescribed by a doctor.

Alcohol is by far the most widely-used recreational drug in the UK.

There are various ways alcohol can affect the health of your brain.