A new report commissioned by Congress finds that moderate alcohol consumption is associated with a reduced risk of death from all causes and heart disease. However, it also suggests an increased risk of breast cancer. The findings, which reviewed research since 2010, add complexity to the ongoing debate about the health effects of moderate drinking.
A major report released this week found that compared with abstaining from alcohol, moderate drinking was linked to a lower risk of death from any cause and a lower risk of death from heart disease , but it was also linked to an increased risk of breast cancer. Far from settling the debate over whether drinking in moderation is healthy or dangerous, the report’s conclusions further muddied the issue.
“We looked at that body of literature and were able to make three conclusions with what we call moderate certainty, and what that means is that we feel comfortable in making these conclusions based on the evidence we had available,” said Dr. Ned Calonge, chair of the NASEM committee. Calonge and his team stopped short of linking moderate drinking to colorectal cancer, saying there is insufficient evidence to make a firm conclusion, though that could change in the future with more research. Dr.
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