Drinking In Excess Associated With Increased Risk For Metabolic Syndrome

Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - 22:21 in Health & Medicine

Those who drink in excess of the US Dietary Guidelines (i.e., men who usually drink more than two drinks per day or women who usually drink more than one drink per day) or those who binge drink are at increased risk for the metabolic syndrome, according to a new study accepted for publication in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

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