New Study Finds Lowest Alcohol-Related Health Risks Occur at Zero Drinks per Day

A study published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs concludes that the safest amount of alcohol to consume is none. Researchers analyzed data on alcohol-related injuries and illnesses and compared it with large national health and demographic databases. Statistical models were used to examine how regular alcohol consumption is linked to life expectancy.

The study evaluated cumulative risks for conditions including liver disease, stroke, and certain cancers. After evaluating those risks, the study suggests that the assumed benefits of drinking are heavily outweighed by the potential dangers. If adults do choose to drink, the team of scientists recommends setting a limit of one per day.

U.S. guidelines, which often suggested that up to two daily drinks for men was a safe limit. Alcohol deaths have more than doubled in recent years, especially among women. U.S. Dietary Guidelines contain a useful ‘less-is-best’ message, they provide no quantitative framework," study co-author Timothy Naimi, director of the University of Victoria’s Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research, said in a press release.

" "Even low levels of alcohol use come with health risks," lead study author Kevin Shield, an associate professor at the University of Toronto, said in the same press release. " Dr.

U.S. census data. "It is massive, but still not proof," Siegel said. " Siegel called the research convincing in showing that even lower levels of drinking carry mortality risk.

"We are in the process of debunking previous research and public health statements that a small amount of alcohol is actually good for you, and replacing it with the more realistic and accurate notion that no amount of alcohol is good," he told Fox News Digital.