US health experts recommend less alcohol as new research challenges benefits of moderate drinking

It’s wine time. Beer Thirty. Happy hour. Five o’clock somewhere.

Maybe it's also time to rethink drinking?

Moderate drinking was once thought to have benefits for the heart, but better research methods have thrown cold water on that.

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"Drinking less is a great way to be healthier," said Dr. Timothy Naimi, who directs the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research at the University of Victoria in British Columbia.