Less heart disease, more breast cancer: 5 takeaways from a new report on moderate drinking

A new report on the health effects of moderate drinking paints a mixed picture, with both positive and negative health effects — plus plenty of unknowns.

The studies included in the report, which will help shape the 2025 edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, defined moderate alcohol consumption as no more than one drink per day for women and two per day for men. (A standard drink is 12 ounces of beer containing 5% alcohol, 5 ounces of wine, or 1½ ounces of hard liquor.)

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