Did you know, studies have shown that drinking even a small amount of alcohol increases your chances of developing cancer, including breast, liver, and oral cancer? Research suggests that small amounts of alcohol may protect the body against type 2 diabetes and even heart disease. There’s some evidence that even suggests that red wine may even help prevent some cancers. Sounds pretty confusing, huh? As you may already know, you don’t want to go overboard with your wine, that’s not a good idea. 

Heavy drinking damages cells and can lead to cancer, and we all know it’s not good for the liver. So, if you must drink, you should do so in moderation. The drinking recommendations for women drinking are lower than for men because they have less total body weight to dilute alcohol. So this means that the alcohol stays in a woman’s body longer than in a man’s body. The longer these more considerable amounts of alcohol remain in the body, the higher the risk is for brain and organ damage, high blood pressure, stroke, and other injuries, as well.