But will that hinder your body’s immune response?
We dig into the science to find the answer.
This can fuel a state of low-gradechronic inflammation.
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Researchers gave healthy non-chronic-drinking adults a moderate dose of alcohol.
Of note: Alcohol seems to affect females differently (or perhaps worse) than males.
These effects place females at higher risk of long-term negative health consequences compared to males.
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“Heavy chronic alcohol use negatively impacts your immune system, but light occasional use does not.”
But again, she is referring to light or moderate occasional use, not chronic or heavy drinking.
Taken together, acetaminophen and alcohol can cause liver injury," says Steinhilber.
“The same does not happen with ibuprofen (Advil) and alcohol.”
