This greater sensitivity to alcohol leaves women more prone to alcohol-related illnesses like cirrhosis of the liver and alcohol-induced brain damage. Other worrisome results show a correlation between heavy drinking among women and their rate of sexual victimization and domestic5 violence. While there have always been reasons for women to be careful when drinking alcohol, this new research gives them even more cause to be aware and play it safe.

對酒精更為敏感，使得女性更容易罹患像肝硬化等與酒精有關的疾病以及因酒精造成的腦部損害。其它令人擔憂的研究結果顯示，女性酗酒與遭到性侵害和家庭暴力有著相互關聯。雖然要女性對喝酒要小心的理由是多方面的，但這項新研究就更需要她們小心，以防不測。