Study: Risk of stroke goes up with 3 or more cocktails a day

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Put down that glass: A new study released Thursday says that people in their 50s and 60s who drink more than two alcoholic beverages every day have a 34 percent higher risk of stroke compared to those who don't drink as much.

The study, published in the American Heart Association journal Stroke, also states that consuming more than two drinks daily can increase a middle-aged person's risk of stroke more than usual traits like high blood pressure and diabetes, NBC News reports. Researchers tracked about 11,000 sets of Swedish twins for 43 years, and came to their conclusion after looking at the lifestyle choices and health of the participants.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.