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PRESERVE YOUR LIVER DRINK MODERATELY
Article by: Harvey Finkel, MD - Like the canary in an old coal mine, the liver is the sensitive sentinel, the first organ to sustain permanent damage from abusive drinking. A large portion of the excessive mortality depicted by the right upward sweep of the J-shaped curve is due to alcoholic liver disease – chiefly cirrhosis. Liver damage by alcohol abuse can take other forms, ranging from mild reversible fat deposition and inflammation all the way to liver cancer (hepatoma). [...] Read More »
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