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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This all sounds horrible.

How much alcohol, over how long a period, would someone have to drink to get to this point?

I worry about my own alcohol consumption sometimes.   About two or three times  a week I will have around 2 glasses of wine, sometimes 3 glasses.   So, typically I'm drinking anywhere from 4-9 glasses a week.  [/quote]

You shouldn't worry - in fact you are healthier than people who do not drink.  Moderate alcohol use reduces overall mortality, largely through reduced cardiovascular risks.  That is one of the reasons why southern Europeans tend to live longer and healthier than Americans.  While their higher alcohol use does increase the risk of some diseases, it reduces the risks of the most major ones.

see, e.g. Alcohol dosing and total mortality in men and women. Arch Intern Med 2006; 166: 2437-2445 - A J-shaped relationship between alcohol and total mortality was confirmed in adjusted studies, in both men and women. Consumption of alcohol, up to 4 drinks per day in men and 2 drinks per day in women, was inversely associated with total mortality, maximum protection being 18% in women (99% confidence interval, 13%-22%) and 17% in men (99% confidence interval, 15%-19%). Higher doses of alcohol were associated with increased mortality. The inverse association in women disappeared at doses lower than in men. [/quote]

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