How much is too much when it comes to alcohol"
How many times do we top our glasses up as we cook, eat and do the dishes" What does moderation even mean" And when does our drink after the kids go to bed become a problem"
Drinking may in fact be more of a problem than we?d like to admit. According to the Government of Canada, drinking alcohol was the third-highest risk factor for global disease burden in 2010, moving up from being ranked sixth in 1990. It was also the top risk factor for poor health in people ages 15 to 49. Statistics Canada defines heavy (or risky) drinking for women as having four or more drinks per occasion, at least once a month for the past year. Risky drinking is on the rise among women, especially those age 35 and up. In 2013, 56 percent of women reported binge drinking at least once in the past year, a 12-percent jump from 2004. .related-article-block{display:inline-block;width:300px;padding:0.5rem;margin-left:0.5rem;float:right;border:1px solid #ccc}@media (max-width: 525px){.related-article-block{float:none;display:block;width:280px;margin:0 auto 2rem}}
7 health risks you take with every drink of alcohol
And according to a 2015 study in the British Medical Journal, the more hours you work, the more you drink. Researchers reviewed data from more than 300,000 participants and found that those who work 48 hours or more a week are more likely to drink at dangerous levels than those who work fewer hours. Th...
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