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The New York Times | An article in the Archives of Internal Medicine found that women who regularly consume moderate amounts of alcohol are less likely to gain weight than nondrinkers and are at lower risk for obesity. The article cited a study by Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, which tracked female drinking habits over 13 years. The study found that 41 percent of the women became overweight or obese. The risk of becoming overweight was almost 30 percent lower for women who consumed one or two alcohol beverages a day, compared with nondrinkers.

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