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Extra glass of wine a day 'will shorten your life by 30 minutes'
Drinking is as harmful as smoking, and more than five drinks a week lowers life expectancy, say researchers
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Risk thresholds for alcohol consumption: combined analysis of individual-participant data for 599 912 current drinkers in 83 prospective studies
UK Medical Research Council, British Heart Foundation, National Institute for Health Research, European Union Framework 7, and European Research Council.
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