People who drink regularly may be aware of the damage alcohol is doing to their liver, however they may not know that they are also increasing their risk of stroke.
According to the Stroke Association (SA) a "strong relationship" exists between a person's drinking habits and their risk of stroke.
The charity stated that male drinkers who consume more than 35 units of alcohol a week double their risk of mortality from stroke compared to their teetotal peers.
Although there is currently no internationally-agreed definition of binge drinking, according to the Institute of Alcohol Studies, drinking surveys normally define binge drinkers as men consuming at least eight standard units of alcohol per day, and women at least six.
"There's a strong relationship between heavy drinking and stroke," a spokesperson for the SA explained.
"Regularly drinking more than three units a day increases the risk of a haemorrhagic stroke."
According to a recent ONS study 37 per cent of men said that they consume an alcoholic drink at least three days a week, compared with 24 per cent of women.
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