date:Aug 24, 2018
isease, the new study found that alcohol use is more likely than not to do harm.
The protective effect of alcohol was offset by the risks, Griswold told AFP in summarising the results, published in medical journal The Lancet on Friday.
Overall, the health risks associated with alcohol rose in line with the amount consumed each day.
Compared to abstinence, imbibing one standard drink - 10 grammes of alcohol, equivalent to a small beer, glass of wine or shot of spirits - per day, for example, u