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Heat wave: Alcohol can be a serious danger to your health
Key takeaways
- Be careful, though; the combination of heat and alcohol can quickly take a very bad turn.
- The number of heat warnings in Europe has also increased.
- The heat alone is enough to put an enormous strain on the body.
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Summer, the FIFA World Cup and a cold beer. Sounds like a dream? Be careful, though; the combination of heat and alcohol can quickly take a very bad turn.
https://p.dw.com/p/5Fw7z Better make those beers non-alcoholic Image: Christoph Reichwein/dpa/picture alliance Advertisement There's a heat wave sweeping across large parts of Europe and according to a recent report published in medical journal The Lancet, the number of heat-related deaths has risen across much of Europe. The number of heat warnings in Europe has also increased.
The heat alone is enough to put an enormous strain on the body. Fancy a few cold beers to cool off? Better not.
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