Moderate drinking was once thought to have benefits for the heart, but better research methods have thrown cold water on that.

Spanish researchers provide robust evidence that moderate wine drinking lowers the risk of cardiovascular disease.

Even moderate drinking could give you cancer, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy warned last week. But according to a congressionally commissioned report published last month, moderate drinking is associated with reduced overall mortality.

There is no “safe amount of alcohol consumption,” researchers from the World Health Organization advise. Drinking as few as one standard drink per day raises the risk of certain cancers. But Murthy cautioned that while “there may not be a zero-risk level, there are lower risks and there are higher risks.”

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy wants cancer warning labels on all bottles of booze, but there are conflicting reports about the health impacts of alcohol.

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