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What 40 days without alcohol does to our bodies

The per capita consumption of alcohol in Austria is 11.1 liters per year.(Bild: maeching - stock.adobe.com)

If you give up beer, wine and the like during Lent, you're doing yourself good. The positive effects of abstaining from alcohol set in quickly: After twelve hours, the heartbeat normalizes, after just 24 the brain regenerates. But that's not all ...

Your favorite TV series. A meeting with your best friend. Or relieving stress after work - reaching for one or more glasses of beer, prosecco or wine is a tradition in Austria: per capita consumption is 11.1 liters per year. The most striking consequence is 350,000 alcoholics. But regular heavy drinkers are also damaging their health - there is no such thing as a healthy pint, even if it is tempting on a Saturday evening, for example.