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A leading distributor of alcoholic drinks, Dr. Betikun Akinsanmi, has urged Nigerian youths to grasp the new facts about the health hazard of alcoholic intake.
According to her, alcoholism is our number three health problem and it cannot be cured.
The nutritional therapist made the call at the weekend during the official opening of a new wholesale business outfit at Ikorodu Lagos.
Speaking further, she said: “I will be as harsh and truthful and as uncompromising as justice. On this subject, I do not wish to speak with moderation. The pernicious custom of drinking alcohol impairs insulin sensitivity if consumed in more than modest quantities.
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“The food we eat and the alcohol we drink exert profound influence on what happens within our bodies hormonally, both for good and for bad. Those addicted to alcohol and people who eat the wrong food can precipitate health disasters. In doing this habitually, we can more easily dig our own graves with glasses of liquor and with forks and spoons than with shovels,” she warned.
Dr. Akinsami reiterated that alcohol is good for the body when one drinks responsibly. And that alcohol prevents brain disease. But it is vitally important to note that one may eventually die from alcohol poisoning-cirrhosis of the liver, respiratory failure or infection.
“Your death certificate will typically state heart failure, as the cause of death. Alcoholism is an emotional weakness and a moral evil capable of destroying an entire family. Those who became victims of booze lack self-discipline. Drunkenness corrodes and brings shame to our communities. In fact, drunkenness, to say the least, is a condition of insanity. Alcohol is predominantly a depressant drug; it is itself a stimulant,” Akinsanmi submitted
He added: “I want Nigerian youths to understand this critical fact that alcohol’s effect on the brain causes severe psychological and emotional distortions of the normal personality.”
