ScienceDaily for August 24, 2010 reported on moderate drinking and mortality.
While moderate drinking -- one to less than three drinks per day -- is linked to a decrease in mortality in middle-aged and older adults, there is also concern that the health benefits of moderate drinking have been overestimated. A new study of the association between drinking and mortality during a 20-year period, which controlled for confounding factors such as previous problem drinking, confirms an association of moderate drinking and reduced mortality among older adults.
