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In a group of nearly 6,900 women aged 16 to 23, researchers found that those who drank six or seven days a week had more than five times the odds of developing so-called benign breast disease years later. Earlier reports have linked adolescent drinking to benign breast disease based on women's recollections many years later, but the new study is the first to survey alcohol drinking directly during adolescence and follow the girls into adulthood.When the women were interviewed later at age 18 to 27, 67 -- or about 1 percent -- said they had been diagnosed with benign breast disease and had the diagnosis confirmed with a biopsy. Those who drank more were also more likely to suffer from the condition, with each average daily drink adding to the risk. "We saw health effects with alcohol amounts that are not intoxicating, so teen girls would be wise to totally avoid alcohol at least until they are of legal drinking age," Berkey said.
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