Differences in Health Risks Between Men and Women

• Risk of Liver damage becomes significant when alcohol consumption exceeds

  • 6.2oz/day for men
  • 1.55oz/day for women

• Menstrual disorders

  • painful irregular menstruation
  • decreased fertility

• Increased risk for breast cancer with 1 oz daily consumption

• Female alcoholics have death rates 50 to 100 percent higher than those of male alcoholics

SOURCE: Alcohol Alert #10, NIAAA (1990) and Alcohol and Health HHS (1993) pp165-185

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