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Overweight or obesity amplifies harmful effects of alcohol on the liver
Led by the University of Sydney s Charles Perkins Centre, the study looked at medical data from nearly half a million people and found having overweight or obesity considerably amplified the harmful effects of alcohol on liver disease and mortality.
People in the overweight or obese range who drank were found to be at greater risk of liver diseases compared with participants within a healthy weight range who consumed alcohol at the same level.
Even for people who drank within alcohol guidelines, participants classified as obese were at over 50 percent greater risk of liver disease.
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A study led by the University of Sydneys Charles Perkins Centre observed medical data from nearly half a million people and found that people who are obese and overweight worsens liverdamaging effects of alcohol
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Sydney [Australia], June 1 (ANI): A study led by the University of Sydney s Charles Perkins Centre observed medical data from nearly half a million people and found that people who are obese and overweight worsens liver-damaging effects of alcohol. People in the overweight or obese range who drank were found to be at greater risk of liver diseases compared with participants within a healthy weight range who consumed alcohol at the same level, said senior author and research program director Professor Emmanuel Stamatakis from the Charles Perkins Centre and the Faculty of Medicine and Health.