How Does Alcohol Affect The Liver? | Horizon: Is Binge Drinking Really That Bad? | Earth Science

After 4 weeks without drinking, Chris and Xand undergo the initial tests to study how alcohol affects their bodies.

Horizon: Is Binge Drinking Really That Bad? (2015)
How bad can our drinking pattern be for our health? Doctors and genetically identical twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken want to find out. The twins embark on self-experimentation to see the effects of different drinking patterns on their health. With Chris drinking 21 units spread evenly across the week and Xand having his 21 in single weekly binges, how will their bodies differ after a month?

[MortenKvale]

Definitely intrigued by the video, but it did not answer any of the questions in the title. So I guess we'll never know.

[GTi]

How Does Alcohol Affect The Liver? I guess we'll never know 😒

[the]

You could have at least pointed your viewers to the full documentary..

[Gdank]

Give us the full video or at least tell us where to get it!!!!

[davidmurphy]

Is this a teaser? It didn't begin to answer the question in the title.

[Sprungus]

Absolute smooth brain maneuvers by the bbc

[tastethejace]

If you read this first, it's a waste of 4 minutes. It's all buildup and chatter and absolutely no answers.

[shookified]

It’s times like this where I wish ppl could see the dislike button so they don’t waste their time

[ankurm]

I like it when my knowledge levels stay the same.. 3.9! Thanks BBC!

[tnmoe-]

Now just sign up to BBC online to see the rest*
*not available in the UK, Ireland, continental Europe, North America, Quebec, Asia, South America, Australia, Africa, or Antarctica.

[xBris]

So, where do I have to write to to get my 4 wasted minutes of my life back?

[buckaroobonsi]

It would have been interesting if they actually answered the question of their own video title. Instead we get a click bait title meant to tease you. Either the rest is behind a paywall part of a series they likely will not put up on youtube in whole or you have to subscribe to BBC to watch it. Click wait titles are bad enough from small youtube channels but when a large organization like the BBC does it it is shameful and pisses me off! Thumbs down and no subscription from me! Not even a link to the rest of the material!

[tommyj]

I stopped drinking on the 26th of July last year... over 8 months ago I’ve lived the past 2 years on a plant based diet this video has made me think it be good to get my blood work done to see how things are 🤔🤔

[pelegsap]

How did they make this actor appear as two and even interacting with himself? Brilliant vfx job there!

[vgfxworks]

thankfully there are people studying this.. There are lots of volunteers arond the globe that do not know much about anything but still drinks and the more more drinking and hangover more drinking more hangover drinks more and more drinking cycle in circles drinks more hangover drinking hangover and over and over hangover again ...

[bodazofa]

I took the scan my liver was normal, big time binge drinker 44 yrs old. BUT
That doesn’t mean anything talk to your dr live healthy

[Wutzmename]

Alcohol can kill you within months. I watched my wife die before my eyes of alcoholic hepatitis and it's one of the most horrible ways to die. Young people NEED TO BE TOLD that you don't just die from alcohol poisoning or a drink driver or drunk driving. It destroys your liver fast and can kill you from withdrawals.

[eenis]

kPa is a pressure unit, how is a liver X pressure units thick?

[russellcooper]

Well what was the point in watching that! Learnt nothing.

[jamieism]

“When you socialize with people who get drunk, they’re really boring when they’re not drinking.”

That’s sad. Find better friends.