1--There is no safe level of alcohol      consumption.

2--A recent study,published in Lancet,reported

   that alcohol use is leading risk factor for diseases worldwide ,accounting for nearly 10

percent of global deaths .

3--This study covered 195 countries and locations,and was followed up from 1990 till 2016 for both men and women.

4--It was also reported that that beyond 50 years of age ,cancer accounted for a large proportion of total alcohol attributable deaths.

     --------Isha Khosla in The indian Express.

                      --20 Oct.2018