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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What does it take to get cirrhosis? Wouldn’t everyone in France and Italy and Spain have it if about 2 glasses per night may be a problem? This is an honest question.[/quote]

I don’t think you have to be “high risk of cirrhosis” level drinking to want to cut back on booze. This is why applying the alcoholic label can be so counterproductive. Like if your liver isn’t failing you don’t need to drink less?[/quote]

Ok.

Back to the original question: What does it take?[/quote]

https://www.merckmanuals.com/home/liver-and-gallbladder-disorders/alcoholic-liver-disease/alcoholic-liver-disease

[quote]For men, risk increases if they drink more than about 1 1/2 ounces of alcohol a day (especially if they drink more than about 3 ounces) for more than 10 years. Consuming 1 1/2 ounces a day involves drinking about 3 cans of beer, 3 glasses of wine, or 3 shots of hard liquor. [b]For cirrhosis to develop, men usually must drink more than about 3 ounces of alcohol a day for more than 10 years.[/b] Consuming 3 ounces a day involves drinking 6 cans of beer, 5 glasses of wine, or 6 shots of liquor. About half the men who drink more than 8 ounces of alcohol a day for 20 years develop cirrhosis.

Generally, the more and the longer people drink, the greater their risk of alcoholic liver disease. However, liver disease does not develop in every person who drinks heavily for a long time. Thus, other factors are involved.[/quote]

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Women are more vulnerable to liver damage by alcohol, even after adjustments are made for smaller body size. Women are at risk of liver damage if they drink about half as much alcohol as men. [b]That is, drinking more than 3/4 to 1 1/2 ounces of alcohol a day puts women at risk.[/b] Risk may be increased in women because their digestive system may be less able to process alcohol, thus increasing the amount of alcohol reaching the liver.[/quote]

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