Alcohol‐related liver disease doubles, four groups at high risk

Twenty years ago, women, older adults, people living in poverty, and people with metabolic syndrome were not drinking as much as they do now. Consequently, these four groups are at a high risk of significant liver disease for the first time, according to a new study published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hematology . And the study found that in general, Americans who drink heavily are more than twice as likely to develop significant liver disease as they were 20 years ago, according to the study by Brian P. Lee, M.D., lead author, and colleagues.