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"  We&amp;#039;re all for having a wild night out with the girls from time to time, however binge drinking is no laughing matter when it comes to your health. But while we know that imbibing irresponsibly can wreak havoc on our livers, brains, skin, and waistlines, many of us aren&amp;#039;t getting the message. According to new research, female college students tend to exceed the drinking guidelines created by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism more than men do. The guidelines, created in 2009, are supposed to define &amp;quot;low-risk&amp;quot; drinking (i.e. the kind that won&amp;#039;t ruin your bod or make you pass out). Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Addiction Medicine asked 992 students (575 gals, 417 guys) to report their daily drinking habits on a biweekly basis during their first year of college and found a clear disparity between the sexes. Granted, the guidelines are WAY different for women and men, which kinda makes this whole study sound like B.S. The NIAAA mandates no more than four drinks per day and 14 drinks per week for men, and no more than three drinks per day, and seven drinks per week for women, so of course women will go over the guidelines more often.  But, while it might sound lame that our suggested intake is lower, it&amp;#039;s that way for a reason, according to Bettina B. Hoeppner at Massachusetts General, who led the study. &amp;quot;Recommended drinking limits are lower for women than for men because research to date has found that women experience alcohol-related problems at lower levels of consumption than men,&amp;quot; she explained.  So, while we may be tempted to match our guy pals (or BF) drink for drink, it might really take a toll on our health over time. This study is a good reminder to keep things in check, even on the those cray-cray ladies&amp;#039; nights.  Want more from Natasha? Follow her on Twitter or find her on Facebook. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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