Until recently consuming moderate amounts of alcohol was thought to be healthy for your heart and brain, and maybe other ...

US guidelines say one drink (14 grams of alcohol) per day for women and two drinks for men. In the UK, limits are slightly lower at about eight drinks per week for both men and women, ideally ...

 When it comes to per day, a half glass of diluted wine with water for women works. Talking about the weekly alcohol consumption, not more than 4 glasses of wine is recommended for women.

If you drink more than seven units per week, which is half the recommended upper ... above 28 units for women and 35 for men over a period of five years.” “Alcohol is a toxin for your brain ...

Furthermore, subgroup analyses indicated that among US participants, women with moderate alcohol intake had an increased risk of coronary disease (117 %) compared to male drinkers, and that women ...

Narrator Less for women because research tells us women generally retain higher concentrations of alcohol in their blood than men. And this makes them more susceptible to the toxins in alcohol.

An agency focused on underage drinking steps into a debate over how alcohol use impacts health and some lawmakers are not happy.