If you drink alcohol, can it affect your heart? Find out here.

If you drink alcohol, can it affect your heart? Find out here.

Drinking alcohol affects the body in many ways, and its effect on the heart can depend on how much you drink.  If you drink, it’s important to be aware of how alcohol may affect your heart.

See what effect alcohol can have on your heart.

Take a quiz to learn more about alcohol’s effect on the body.

For more information, see “Older Adults and Alcohol: You Can Get Help,” an Age Page from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) at NIH.

The information on Alcohol Use and Older Adults was provided by NIHSeniorHealth and developed by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) at NIH.