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While a glass of red wine each night may help with stress relief and heart disease, a new study suggests that you  should think twice before refilling your glass.

According to the results of an experiment by Dr. Wendy Y. Chen, consumption of 3-6 alcoholic drinks is now linked to an increase in the risk of breast cancer.

In order to make this conclusion, Chen followed 105,986 women from 1980 to 2008 with early adult alcohol assessments.  The study was conducted at Brigham’s Women’s Hopsital and Harvard Medical School, and tracked the effects of small amounts of alcohol over a long period of time, a tactic that had not been used in previous studies.

The conclusion? A link between drinks/day and increased risk of breast cancer.  More specifically, drinking 3-6 glasses of wine per week was associated with a 15% increased risk of the cancer, while drinking at least 2 drinks per day showed a considerable 51% increased risk, compared with non-drinkers. 

With the alarming new evidence, a debate over whether or not to drink or not drink, and/or how much is still deemed “healthy” arises.

Not to worry, Dr. Wendy Y. Chen assures us that we can still get our drink on.

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