
Women who drink more than 8 alcoholic beverages a week are at greater risk of heart disease: new study
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Using patient data from Kaiser Permanente, cardiologists studied the link between drinking alcohol and developing heart disease. Researchers were surprised by the results for younger women.
The American College of Cardiology's study aimed to identify links between alcohol intake and coronary heart disease. "I wasn’t expecting these results among women in this lower age group … We usually see increased risk for heart disease among older women." The study results will be presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session in early April. Brittany Kasko is a lifestyle production assistant with Fox News Digital.
At the Kaiser Permanente health care organization in Northern California, researchers used data from over 432,000 people ages 18 to 65 who received care from that health system and did not have a history of heart disease and stroke.