Drinking Makes You Older at the Cellular Level

Monday, June 26, 2017 - 18:52 in Health & Medicine

The more alcohol that people drink, the more their cells appear to age. Researchers found that alcoholic patients had shortened telomere lengths, placing them at greater risk for age-related illnesses, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer and dementia..

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