iStock/ThinkstockBy DR. JENNIFER ASHTON, ABC News Senior Medical Contributor
In the first three months of 2016, over 25 percent of U.S. adults said they’ve had at least one heavy drinking day in the past year.
Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the percentage of men who had at least one day of heavy drinking was about 32 percent. For women, this number was also up about 1 percent from the previous year. And for both sexes, the numbers were significantly higher than they were 10 years ago.
Though part of our social culture, alcohol is known to cause certain kinds of cancer, so moderation is critical. We also tend to eat more, make bad decisions or possibly seriously injure ourselves or someone else when drunk.
Plus, at the end of the day, no one feels good with a hangover.
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