Men, like women, should limit alcohol to 1 drink a day, expert panel says

If you decide to have an alcoholic drink, limiting yourself to one a day is best — whether you’re a man or a woman. In a report released Wednesday, a committee of experts noted there wasn’t adequate evidence to support different alcohol recommendations for men and women, and that research supports tightening the limit for men. “As a nation, our collective health would be better if people generally drank less,” said Dr. Timothy Naimi, an alcohol researcher at Boston University and one of the experts on the committee convened by federal officials. It depends on how much drinking you do, study shows This just in, and it’s definitive : People who drink alcohol in moderation — especially older people, women and non-Latino white people — are less likely to die of any cause than are teetotalers or people who consume heavy doses of alcohol either on occasion or in an average week. The report noted that the guidelines might be aspirational but were important for “stimulating thought around behavior change.” The guidelines are based on the overall health of a population, and an individual’s risk from drinking can vary depending on a variety of factors and health habits, said Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, a professor of nutrition at Tufts University.