The boozy business meal: Costly for your heart? - Harvard Health

The boozy business meal: Costly for your heart? - Harvard Health

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The boozy business meal: Costly for your heart?

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The boozy business meal: Costly for your heart?

For some busy professionals, a typical day's fare comes mostly from restaurants, topped off by a cocktail hour and a steak dinner with colleagues. This unhealthy routine, dubbed a "social-business" pattern of eating, appears to raise the risk of early signs of atherosclerosis — the fatty accumulation inside arteries that can lead to heart disease.