A recent study revealed that consuming 3 beers a day can increase the risk of stomach cancer by 75%. However, wine and liquor did not show the same effect. The explanation could be that beer contains nitrosamines a chemical that can potentially cause cancer. Stomach cancer is the 2nd most common worldwide, but very uncommon in America.
After seeing this I will definately not drink beer as much. I also wonder what Norm Peterson, off the sitcom "Cheers", thought when he saw this. I don't think it would slow down his bar tab anyways. One assumption you could make is that either alcohol consumption is higher worldwide than in America or beer consumption is higher worldwide. Maybe the US has a preference for liquor or wine. Stomach cancer, I would guess, would be one of the worst and most painful forms of cancer to have.
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/health&id=8073461
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