Binge Drinking
A binge-drinking session is defined as consuming 5 or more drinks within a 2-hour window. A standard drink is defined as 0.6 oz of pure alcohol. Just 21 binge-drinking sessions are sufficient to produce early-stage liver disease. Even a si…
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A binge-drinking session is defined as consuming 5 or more drinks within a 2-hour window. A standard drink is defined as 0.6 oz of pure alcohol. Just 21 binge-drinking sessions are sufficient to produce early-stage liver disease. Even a single binge session measurably increases liver enzymes, a marker of liver cell stress and damage. Liver damage from binge drinking can begin within weeks or months for someone bingeing regularly.