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| When You Are Pregnant, Drinking Can Hurt Your Baby |
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When you are pregnant, your baby grows inside you. Everything you eat and drink while you are pregnant affects your baby. If you drink alcohol, it can hurt your baby's growth. To learn more
| Alcohol: What You Don't Know Can Harm
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If
you are like many Americans, you may drink alcohol occasionally.
Or, like others, you may drink moderate amounts of alcohol on a
more regular basis. If you are a woman or someone over the age of
65, this means that you have no more than one drink per day; if
you are a man, this means that you have no more than two drinks
per day.
| Alcohol: Lo Que Usted No Sabe, Puede Perjudicarlo |
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Al
igual que muchas otras personas, es posible que usted beba alcohol
ocasionalmente o tal vez toma cantidades módicas de manera
más frecuente. En el caso de una mujer o de una persona mayor
de 65 años, el tomar alcohol de manera moderada significa
que no ingiere más de una bebida por día; en el caso
de un hombre, significa que no toma más de dos bebidas diarias.
| Alcohol and Cancer |
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Cancer
kills an estimated 526,000 Americans yearly, second only to heart
disease (1). Cancers of the lung, large bowel, and breast are the
most common in the United States. Considerable evidence suggests
a connection between heavy alcohol consumption and increased risk
for cancer, with an estimated 2 to 4 percent of all cancer cases
thought to be caused either directly or indirectly by alcohol (2).
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