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Martin Bagot & Lucy Farrell

Drinking more than seven pints a week can age your DNA, says new study

Drinking more than seven pints of beer a week causes alcohol to age your DNA, according to a new study.

A study conducted by Oxford Population Health has found that alcohol can accelerate our biological age.

Researchers found that those consuming more than the 17-unit threshold – equal to five large glasses of wine – were found to have ‘older’ DNA, the Mirror reports.

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