Breast Cancer Risk(1 drink = 5 oz. wine, 1.5 oz. hard liquor, 12 oz. beer)
• 1 drink per day = 11 percent increased risk
• 2 drinks per day = 24 percent increased risk
• 3 drinks per day = 40 percent increased risk
Effect of Alcohol on Breast Cancer Risk
• Increases blood triglyceride levels
• Increases estrogen levels in blood circulation
• Increases liver detoxification of toxins in alcohol
• Decreases liver’s processing of excess estrogen in blood
• Causes long-term liver damage Prevents liver from
removing excess estrogen from blood
• Decreases immune function
• Increases blood levels of carcinogen acetaldehyde
• Decreases absorption of cancer-fighting nutrients
• Decreases antioxidant activity in the blood
• Can increase weight gain through excess calories
• Higher body fat increases breast cancer risk
• Increases blood triglyceride levels
• Increases estrogen levels in blood circulation
• Increases liver detoxification of toxins in alcohol
• Decreases liver’s processing of excess estrogen in blood
• Causes long-term liver damage Prevents liver from
removing excess estrogen from blood
• Decreases immune function
• Increases blood levels of carcinogen acetaldehyde
• Decreases absorption of cancer-fighting nutrients
• Decreases antioxidant activity in the blood
• Can increase weight gain through excess calories
• Higher body fat increases breast cancer risk
--American College of Sports Medicine, Certify News
