Risk Has Doubled For Alcohol Liver Disease

Risk Has Doubled For Alcohol Liver Disease

Alcohol use is up among women — and health consequences have followed

The risk that alcohol poses to women’s health has mounted over the last two decades, as women have begun to drink more frequently and in larger quantities

Alcohol-related liver disease more than doubled in 20 years - and its due to 4 groups

More than 51,600 adults died from liver disease in 2020 in the U.S.

Alcohol-related liver disease has more than doubled in the last 20 years

Four groups — women, adults 45 and older, those living in poverty and people with metabolic syndrome — are possibly driving this increase, a USC study finds. The post Alcohol-related liver disease has more than doubled in the last 20 years appeared first on USC.

Alcohol Consumption Among Women is Increasing: Ongoing Health Implications

The dangers that alcohol presents to women’s health have escalated in the last two decades, as more women are drinking more frequently and in larger amounts. Alcohol-related deaths among women have more than doubled from 1999 to 2020, and deaths due to alcohol-related hepatitis, which causes severe liver inflammation, have almost tripled among women during [...] The post Alcohol Consumption Among Women is Increasing: Ongoing Health Implications …

Alcohol-Related Liver Disease Has More Than Doubled in the Last 20 Years

A new study from Keck Medicine of USC shows that Americans who drink heavily are more than twice as likely to develop significant liver disease compared to 20 years ago.