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A traffic-light colour-coded blood test can reveal hidden liver damage caused by drinking above recommended alcohol limits, say experts.
The UK doctors who devised the test say anyone who regularly drinks more than three or four bottles of wine a week, for example, is at significant risk.
Ultimately, GPs could offer the test to patients, especially since many people do not recognise unsafe drinking.
Often damage is only noticed at a late stage as the liver starts to fail
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19260423
The UK doctors who devised the test say anyone who regularly drinks more than three or four bottles of wine a week, for example, is at significant risk.
Ultimately, GPs could offer the test to patients, especially since many people do not recognise unsafe drinking.
Often damage is only noticed at a late stage as the liver starts to fail
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19260423