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Using this fictional story, and a lot of repeated facts, I hope to inform you about the high risk of consuming alcohol before the big game that you are to star in. ...
But first, a little about alcohol itself to get us started. Nancy Clark, an Internet writer for Runner Triathlete News, along with just about every other writer, informs us that alcohol is the most abused drug in the United States, and prolonged consumption can lead to cellular changes in the liver, heart, brain, and muscles. Here, in this slide, you can see that as an athlete, your primary concern area of the brain would be letter E, in which alcohol impairs muscle coordination, balance, causes severe confusion, and slows down reflexes. We all know that, and we have also heard about how alcohol also has various health benefits as well. ... Well, if you are an athlete, you better pay attention to the negative facts of alcohol, otherwise you might end up like Johnny, past out on the five-yard line, or worse. ... ” This drop in work capacity, or playing ability is obviously caused directly by the alcohol that is sucking up all of your body’s necessary fluids and nutrients. ... Why does the alcohol cause such a great amount of fluid loss? Well, on a website titled Facts for Athletes About Alcohol, I learned that “alcohol depresses production of the antidiuretic hormone. This increases urination, which increases loss of body fluid, which increases thirst, [most likely for more alcohol].
Approximate Word count = 1242
Approximate Pages = 5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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