Friday, April 23, 2010

The Harmful Effects of toddy

Hot toddy is a name given to a mixed drink, usually including alcohol, that is served hot. Hot toddies are traditionally drunk before going to bed, or in wet and/or cold weather. They were believed to help cure the cold and flu, but the American Lung Association now recommends avoiding treating the common cold with alcoholic drinks as they cause dehydration.

Alcohol, the most harmful compound in toddy is very addictive.Therefore, forcing many countries to impose age limits on which age must they be before they will be allowed to consume Alcohol.Alcohol is a psychoactive drug that has a depressant effect. A high blood alcohol content is usually considered to be legal drunkenness because it reduces attention and slows reaction speed. Alcoholic beverages can be addictive, and the state of addiction to alcohol is known as alcoholism.


It is also well known to hurt family relationships so people are advised to refrain from it in order to maintain a healthy realtionship

Beside being addictive, it will also damage your liver, as well as causing many new diseases. Such as cancer, heart disease, stroke, dementia and diabetes. It will also lower the longevity so t is therefore considered harmful. Basically, there is nothing harmful in toddy except for alcohol.

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