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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend limiting alcohol to no more than one five-ounce glass per day for women and no more than two five-ounce glasses per day for men.
A 2020 systematic review and meta-analysis concluded that there is no definitive link between alcohol-based mouthwash use and the risk of oral cancer. [21] This should not be confused with the fact that alcohol consumption at any quantity is a risk factor for alcohol and cancer such as cancers of the mouth, esophagus, pharynx and larynx. [22]
Alcohol is used as a social lubricant, maybe more so as holiday festivities approach. But drinking carries health and other risks. Here are five tips to make it safer.
Guidelines in the US and the UK advise that if people choose to drink, they should drink modestly. [38] [39] Even light and moderate alcohol consumption increases a person's cancer risk, especially the risk of developing squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus, cancers of the mouth and tongue, liver cancer, and breast cancer.
The 2023 Nordic Nutrition Recommendations state "Since no safe limit for alcohol consumption can be provided, the recommendation in NNR2023 is that everyone should avoid drinking alcohol." [ 5 ] The American Heart Association recommends that those who do not already consume alcoholic beverages should not start doing so because of the negative ...
Men who had high alcohol intake (defined as 15 or more drinks per week) were 33% more likely to develop heart disease compared with men who had moderate intake, or three to 14 drinks a week.
The American Heart Association states that people who are currently non-drinkers should not start drinking alcohol. [4] Excessive alcohol intake is associated with an elevated risk of alcoholic liver disease (ALD), heart failure, some cancers, and accidental injury, and is a leading cause of preventable death in industrialized countries. [5]
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