Having an Alcoholic Drink or Two Per Day is Not Healthier than Abstaining, Study Shows

Researchers at the University of Victoria pooled the results of 107 studies involving more than 4.8 million participants and determined that, compared to lifetime nondrinkers, people who drink moderately — less than 25 grams of alcohol, or fewer than two drinks, per day — did not have a lower mortality risk. However, the new analysis did find an increased risk of death among people who drank 45 or more grams of alcohol per day — about three or more drinks. Women who had two or more drinks per day were shown to have an increased mortality risk compared to women who had never drank. Meanwhile, men who had three or more drinks per day saw an elevated risk compared to male lifetime nondrinkers. Read more from NBC here.