Moderate alcohol consumption

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends that adults of legal drinking age (21 or older) should not drink alcohol or drink in moderation if they choose ...

Alcohol use: Weighing risks and benefits - Mayo Clinic

Defining moderate alcohol use · 12 fluid ounces (355 milliliters) of regular beer · 5 fluid ounces (148 milliliters) of wine · 1.5 fluid ounces (44 milliliters) of ...

Drinking Levels and Patterns Defined

Drinking in Moderation: According to the "Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020-2025,” U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of ...

Drink Alcohol Only in Moderation - MyHealthfinder | odphp.health.gov

Even moderate drinking may raise your risk for some types of heart disease and cancer. For example, the risk of breast cancer increases even at ...

What, Exactly, Is 'Moderate Drinking'? - The New York Times

Moderate drinking is defined as one drink or less per day for women and two drinks or less per day for men.

No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health

The risks and harms associated with drinking alcohol have been systematically evaluated over the years and are well documented.

What Is Moderate Drinking? Defining “Drinks” and Drinking Levels

Studies have indicated that moderate drinking may be associated with reduced risk of heart attack, atherosclerosis, and certain types of strokes.

Alcohol: Balancing Risks and Benefits - The Nutrition Source

Moderate drinking sits at the point at which the health benefits of alcohol clearly outweigh the risks. The latest consensus places this point at no more than 1 ...

Surprising Ways Alcohol May Be Good for You - WebMD

If you're in good shape, moderate drinking makes you 25% to 40% less likely to have a heart attack, stroke, or hardened arteries.

Alcohol's healthy halo dims as study finds drinking may be harmful ...

Those classified as moderate risk reported having between 20 and 40 grams of alcohol each day for men and 10 to 20 grams for women. High-risk ...

Alcohol Use and Your Health - CDC

Moderate drinking is having one drink or less in a day for women, or two drinks or less in a day for men. Keep in mind‎. Drinking less is better ...

Is drinking in moderation good for your heart? - Harvard Gazette

Previous epidemiological studies have suggested that light to moderate alcohol consumption (one drink per day for women and one to two drinks ...

How to Figure Out if Moderate Drinking Is Too Risky for You

Canadian authorities redefined moderate-risk drinking as three to six drinks a week, down from a daily level of two for women and three for men.

Drinking Alcohol, Even in Moderation, May Increase Your Cancer Risk

In the JAMA study, researchers defined moderate drinking as 20–40 grams of alcohol per day for males and 10–20 grams of alcohol per day for ...

Beyond Dry January: Addressing the health impacts of light to ...

Even light to moderate amounts of alcohol consumption — 1.2 drinks to 2.2 drinks per day, according to the National Institutes of Health — has been linked to an ...

Moderate Drinking and Older Adults: Does It Help or Harm?

drinking in moderation—and not binge drinking—may have some protective cardiovascular benefits for women over 60 that outweigh the risks of ...

Drinking alcohol: Health experts on risks and supposed benefits

Over the last few decades, several studies have found a link between moderate alcohol consumption and reduced risk of heart disease. However ...

Older Adults Do Not Benefit From Moderate Drinking, Large Study ...

The new study found that while older adults who were light drinkers faced higher risks of dying if they had health-related or socioeconomic risk ...

Alcohol and Cancer Risk Fact Sheet - NCI

Colorectal cancer: Moderate to heavy alcohol consumption is associated with 1.2- to 1.5-fold increased risks of cancers of the colon and rectum ...

Moderate alcohol consumption as risk factor for adverse brain ...

Alcohol consumption, even at moderate levels, is associated with adverse brain outcomes including hippocampal atrophy.