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How alcohol can dehydrate body cells?

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Because alcohol is a diuretic, which means that it stimulates your kidneys to filter more water out of your blood.

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Alcohol will replace the water in the fruit, decreasing its hydration.

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Alcohol will dehydrate your body by decreasing production of Anti Diuretic Hormone (ADH).

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The blood tries to take the "contamination" out of its cells, in the process of getting rid of the alcohol the water that makes up 70+ % of our bodies goes with it.

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Because it is bad for you

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