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Which is a long-term effect of alcohol on the body? arthritis cirrhosis amnesia vertigo

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Answer: The answer is cirrhosis

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The right answer is cirrhosis

In the liver, the first consequence of chronic alcohol consumption is steatosis, a fat deposit inside the liver cells. These fats are triglycerides, which circulate in the blood at abnormally high levels in heavy alcohol consumers due to impaired metabolic processes of fatty acids. The steatotic liver increases in volume: it is called hepatomegaly. Steatosis regresses in principle to stopping the consumption of alcohol.

If alcohol consumption continues, inflammation may occur, related to the immune system reaction, and necrosis (destruction) of liver cells. This process results in the formation of scar tissue called fibrosis. As it gets worse, fibrosis completely changes the liver tissue, the liver becomes hard, stony: it is cirrhosis.

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