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Moderate alcohol consumption (≤2-3 drinks/day for men, ≤1-2 for women) is associated with lower cardiovascular morbidity and all-cause mortality, but does not justify starting to drink for health reasons.
If you already drink moderately (up to 2-3 drinks for men, 1-2 for women), you can likely continue without worry regarding heart health. Do not start drinking if you don't already, as the risks (especially breast cancer in women) outweigh the benefits. Binge drinking should be strictly avoided.
ModerateQualifiesMEDIUM confidence
moderate consumption of alcohol over time (≤2-3 drinks/day for men and ≤1-2 drinks/day for women... is associated with lower morbidity and mortality due to cardiovascular ischemic events... The advantageous effects on cardiovascular events translates into a reduction of all-cause mortality... patients who do not drink should not be encouraged to start to do so for health reasons
Why this rating
Based on epidemiological studies which the authors note do not establish causal links and may have residual confounding.
Source
Dietary advice to cardiovascular patients. A brief update for physicians
Francesco Visioli et al. · Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease · 2019
DOI 10.4081/monaldi.2019.1071
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Read the paper DOI resolved against Crossref · corpus check 2026-06-10
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