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Excessive Drinking Is Associated With Heart Problems

Drinking more than the recommended low risk drinking guidelines regularly and over a long period of time will not only place you at risk for developing an alcohol use disorder, but also significantly increases your risk of a variety of cardiovascular problems, which is because drinking at this level increases your blood pressure (rise in blood pressure can also be caused by weight gain from excessive drinking), and weakens your heart muscle, which means the heart can’t pump blood as efficiently. It’s known as cardiomyopathy and can cause death, usually through heart failure. According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), 4 or fewer drinks per day, and less than 14 drinks per week for men, and when it comes to women, 3 or fewer drinks per day, and no more than 7 drinks per week- is deemed low-risk. If you exceed these guidelines, you are most probably a binge drinker that comes with short- and long-term health risks, especially higher risk of an immedi