A study suggests that colder and less sunny regions of the world have higher rates of alcoholic cirrhosis, a disease caused by excessive drinking which results in irreversible scarring of the liver. Europe is the heaviest drinking region in the world in terms of the prevalence of alcohol consumption

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A study suggests that colder and less sunny regions of the world have higher rates of alcoholic cirrhosis, a disease caused by excessive drinking which results in irreversible scarring of the liver. Europe is the heaviest drinking region in the world in terms of the prevalence of alcohol consumption