How alcohol is far more likely to cause cancer and other health issues in women than men READ MORE: US women binge drinking more than men for first time in history By Cassidy Morrison Senior Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 14:49, 18 August 2024 | Updated: 14:49, 18 August 2024 e-mail View comments For the first time ever, binge drinking rates in women are catching up to those of men - and the rates of deaths linked to alcohol use are rising faster among women than men. While many women may pride themselves on being able to hold their liquor, more of them than ever are drinking themselves sick.
Rates of alcohol use disorder have typically been much higher in men, according to Yale psychiatry professor Dr Sherry McKee, but over the decades, they've been converging ‘and those rates are getting very close to one-to-one.’ The rising number of women who binge drink is having devastating consequences and rates of women's deaths due to alcohol are rising nearly 30 percent faster than men's. Men still outpace women in terms of alcohol related deaths - approximately 120,000 male deaths to 59,000 female deaths, but alcohol has a far greater impact on women's health, including a higher risk of brain damage and cancer .
Alcohol suppresses another brain chemical - glutamate - which is responsible for brain activity and energy levels, leading to a slowing down of thoughts and feelings Alcohol-related deaths are rising in both women and men, but they're rising faster in wome.