HLTH 334 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Fibrocystic Breast Changes, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Ovarian Cancer

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60% of women have at least one drink per year. Among those who drink, 13% have more than 7 drinks per week. Moderate drinking is no more than one drink per day. May lower the risk of heart disease, mainly among women over age 55. Provides little, if any, benefit for younger women (heavy drinking can actually damage the heart) Young women are more likely to drink than older women. Increase in female drivers involved in alcohol-related fatal traffic crashes. Long-term health problems from heavy drinking include liver, heart, and brain disease; suppression of immune system; and cancer. Because this age group are more likely to become pregnant, they face the greatest risk of having babies with the growth and mental impairments of fetal alcohol syndrome, which is caused by drinking during pregnancy. Women are more likely to drink excessively if: They have a history of childhood physical or sexual abuse. In 2008, 21. 1 million women smoked in the us.

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