grapes) or starches (such as potatoes or rice) with yeast.
Alcohol is harmful because it causes irritation to body tissues, making it easier for carcinogens (cancer-causing compounds) to take residence in DNA and cause damage in the body.
Scientists have done numerous studies on the harmful effects that drinking alcohol can have on your body, and how it can contribute to several different kinds of cancer in humans. How much you drink at one time is important as well — the more you drink, the greater your risk of developing different kinds of cancers, including head, neck, throat, liver, breast, and colon.
A global study of drinkers in 195 countries published in 2018 found that no matter where people live, heavier drinkers are more likely to develop cancer, and they’re also more likely to die from cancer and many other causes.
For instance in France, where people drink an average of 2.7 glasses of alcohol a day, alcohol kills roughly