Women of a healthy weight who drink a light to moderate amount of alcohol tend to gain less weight over time than non-drinkers.  That’s the conclusion of a new study published Monday in the “Archives of Internal Medicine.”  Researchers at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital studied the alcohol consumption of more than 19-thousand women, who started out at healthy weights.  Over an average of 13 years of follow-up, most of the women in the study gained weight, but those who consumed a light to moderate amount of alcohol gained less weight and were less likely to become overweight or obese than women who drank no alcohol. 

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