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Daily Drinking of Alcohol Poses Hidden Health Risks in Women

by Bidita Debnath on Sep 23 2013 10:54 PM

 Daily Drinking of Alcohol Poses Hidden Health Risks in Women
It has been revealed that regular intake of alcohol poses hidden health risks in women and it may not surface until decades later.
Experts are worried about daily drinking: the insidious alcohol affliction of middle-aged women, which rises in prevalence the older women get, Sydney Morning Herald reported.

Experts said whereas the ill effects of binge drinking were immediately apparent, the health risks of a few glasses of wine each night could remain hidden for 20 years.

Daily drinking can lead to osteoporosis, liver disease and cancer. One fifth of breast cancers are attributable to alcohol. Drinking also increases the risk of anxiety and depression.

Source-ANI


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