New research shows even moderate drinking isn't good for your health

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“The analysis…. found not only no significant health benefit to moderate alcohol consumption, but also that drinking a daily serving of alcohol of less than 1 ounce for women and around 1.5 ounces for men increased the risk of death.” - GMA

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Association of Low to Moderate Alcohol Drinking With Cognitive Functions From Middle to Older Age Among US Adults

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“In this cohort study of 19887 participants from the Health and Retirement Study, with a mean follow-up of 9.1 years, when compared with never drinking, low to moderate drinking was associated with significantly better trajectories of higher cognition scores for mental status, word recall, and vocabulary and with lower rates of decline in each of these cognition domains.” - JAMA

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