(WWJ) Everyone may be Irish on St. Paddy's Day and enjoy the booze that goes with tradition – but it’s important to know your limits.
Recent research shows millennials, people between the ages of 25-34, are struggling with moderation. The result is the greatest increase in death from liver cirrhosis.
Experts warn: Everyone responds differently to alcohol.
"Know your body, know yourself, listen to others, see how your behavior is. If you have hangovers the next day, do you have problems, you become yellow. That is the sign you've exceeded, your body is giving you a sign. Respect the signs and hold off," said Dr. Jamile Wakim-Fleming from the Cleveland Clinic.
She says while some liver damage is reversible, once things reach a certain point -- it is not.
The Chicago Tribune reported last summer that cirrhosis-related deaths increased 65 percent from 1999 to 2016, and deaths from liver cancer doubled, the study said. "The rise in death rates was driven predominantly by alcohol-induced disease," the report said.
The report added that over the past decade, people ages 25 to 34 had the highest increase in cirrhosis deaths - an average of 10.5 percent per year.