We all know that heavy drinking can lead to a host of health risks, but who would have guessed that broken bones are among them? It turns out that doctors have begun connecting alcohol abuse with an increased likelihood of broken bones, and this doesn’t just refer to accidents like drunken falls or car accidents while driving impaired. Statistics suggest that a heavy drinker’s risk of bone fracture is equal to that of a non-drinker a decade or two older than them. And if they do break a bone, they face longer healing times and more complications. The reasons may […]
The Alcohol-Broken Bone Connection
