Alcohol can be a boon or a bane for health. The difference lies in the dose-a little is good, a lot is bad. But the dividing line between a little and a lot differs from person to person. It depends on many things, including sex. Women are more vulnerable than men to alcohol’s long-term effects, reports the October 2008 issue of the Harvard Heart Letter. Women break down alcohol more slowly than men do.

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