The Top 10 Health Risks of Alcohol for Women

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June 17th, 2020

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The Top 10 Health Risks of Alcohol for Women, According to an MD

In medical school, I never learned about the specific harms of alcohol to women. Some of them we didn’t yet know, like the greater risk of breast cancer even at 3 servings per week. Some of them took years and better technology to identify, like the role of alcohol as a gut and brain toxin. Some of them we still don’t know because research on women and alcohol is sadly lacking.

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Prior to my recovery, I was withdrawn from every aspect of my life. Alcohol consumed me. Towards the end of my drinking career, I was not a pleasant person to be around even when I wasn't drinking. I discovered alcohol wasn't the only reason for this.

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