5. Alcohol
It simply wouldn’t be New Year’s Eve if you didn’t have a glass of champagne at midnight. We toast birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, births, and many other occasions with a tot of alcohol. That’s not so bad, say studies from the National Institutes of Health. It’s the not knowing when to stop that causes carcinogens.
The ethyl alcohol produced by the fermentation process breaks down into toxic chemicals when processed by the body. It then damages our DNA which leads to malignant growths.
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It oxidizes inside the body in addition to preventing the body from absorbing nutrients that would otherwise have fought the carcinogen. We are recommended to toast our occasions with sparkling cider or other fake libations.
