A new study has found that chronic alcohol use combined with repeated binge drinking is even more harmful for the liver than previously thought. Photos: AFP/Shutterstock
A study by the University of Missouri School of Medicine suggests that chronic alcohol use combined with repeated binge drinking is even more harmful for the liver than previously thought.
Knowing that heavy binge drinking by those who habitually consume alcohol is the most common cause of liver damage, the team wanted to research further the cause and extent of this damage by looking at the effects of different forms of alcohol abuse on a group of mice over a four-week period.
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