In a new study, the female hormone estrogen appeared to promote binge drinking in women. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News
A woman’s binge drinking might be related to her hormones.
The female hormone estrogen appears to promote binge drinking in women, a new mouse study published recently in the journal Nature Communications shows.
Specifically, estrogen causes women to “pre-game,” or consume large quantities of alcohol within the first half-hour after it’s offered, results show.
This study provides what could be the first explanation for sex-related differences in binge drinking, said senior researcher Kristen Pleil, an assistant professor of pharmacology with Weill Cornell Medicine.
“Estrogen has such powerful effects on so many behaviors, particularly in females,” Pleil said in a…