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"Ready to T. G. it&amp;#39;s F? When the whistle blows, lots of us will raise our glasses in toast to the end of another week. In fact, say researchers, there are more of us drinking now than there used to be&amp;#8212;and we&amp;#39;re drinking more than we used to.\nPinterestFacebookMore Americans are binge drinking (chugging down four to five alcoholic drinks in a short period of time), say researchers from the University of North Texas Health Center and the University of Texas School of Public Health. They say that the &amp;quot;trend appears consistent for everyone,&amp;quot; and speculate that it&amp;#39;s possible we&amp;#39;re drowning our economic sorrows in drinks.\nObviously, going overboard too often can be a big problem for a bunch of reasons, both short-term (alcohol poisoning, for one) and long-term (for example, increased blood pressure). But there are other studies that show there are some upsides to occasional tippling.\nOne French study discovered that moderate wine drinkers&amp;#8212;people who drink one to three glasses a day&amp;#8212;are more likely to have lower heart rates, stress, body mass index, and risk of heart disease. And another study found that women who have one to two glasses of wine per day gain less weight than women who don&amp;#39;t drink.\nFood&amp;#8212;er, drink&amp;#8212;for thought, huh?\n__So how often do you drink? When you do drink, do you drink a lot at once? What are your thoughts on binge drinking and drinking in general? __\nFor more on health and alcohol,\nMixing High-Caffeine Drinks With Alcohol&amp;#8212;Why You Shouldn&amp;#39;t Do It\nThe 5 Healthiest Summer Cocktails\nCheers! Alcohol May Protect You From Serious Health Conditions, Say Researchers\nMore Ways to Get Glamour\nVisit Shopglamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! \nEnter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! \nFollow us on Twitter \nAdd us to your iGoogle homepage \nPhoto: ThinkStock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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