Heart Disease

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Heart Disease

• Limited alcohol consumption may decrease
  cholesterol levels.

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Heart Disease

• More than one alcoholic drink a day increases
  risk of heart and circulatory problems,
  particularly high blood pressure, a weakness of
  the heart muscle and stroke.

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Cirrhosis of the liver

• Women are two to three times more likely to
  develop cirrhosis of the liver.

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Cirrhosis of the liver

• Both cirrhosis and alcohol-related brain damage
  occur in women over a shorter time and with lower
  levels of alcohol consumed, compared with men.

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Cancer

• Cancer risks increase with increasing amounts
  of alcohol ingested.

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Cancer

• For women who have more than one drink a day,
  each subsequent drink up to six a day increases
  the risk of developing breast cancer by 9 percent.

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Cancer

• Three drinks a day result in an 18 percent
  increased risk of breast cancer.

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Cancer

• Six drinks a day result in a 45 percent
  increased risk.

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Cancer

• The chance of getting cancer of the mouth,
  larynx, colon, esophagus or stomach also
  increases with alcohol consumption.

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Appearance

• Each serving of alcohol contains between 65 and
  200 calories. These extra calories add up,
  leading to weight gain that can harm overall
  health.

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• For young women who don't plan to get pregnant,
  one drink a day may have some health benefits.

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• One drink equals 12 ounces of beer, 5 ounces of
  wine or 1.5 ounces of an 80-proof distilled
  spirit.

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• Postmenopausal women should have less than one
  drink a day.

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• There is no safe level for women who are
  pregnant or who suffer from addiction.

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