Last week I mentioned a new study that says one drink a day, like a glass of wine, is NOT good for you like previously thought. Since, I caught a segment on Good Morning America where they were talking about moderate drinking for women that reinforces that. One drink a night increase risk of breast cancer by 5 to 9 percent. The risk gets higher the more women drink. They mentioned that up to 10 percent of all cancers including throat, liver, head, and neck, around the world, are linked to drinking. Over 100,000s cases each year.
I learned are that alcohol is a carcinogen. That kind of threw me. When I think of carcinogen, I always pictured an overcooked hamburger or toxic waste. Not a margarita. Also, alcohol can mimic and increase estrogen in women. On top of all that women metabolize alcohol differently than men, they are more susceptible to alcohol related disease than men like brain damage.
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