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[quote=Anonymous]Drinking a glass of wine a few nights a week and maybe two occasionally presents a health risk insofar as these are extra calories.  Extra calories, at a population level, contribute to all sorts of poor outcomes. You will, as an individual, essentially eliminate the increased risk of cancer vs the studies if you drink this wine with food and water, drink it slowly, keep it to wine (vs higher proof stuff), and drink it at least a few hours before bed.

Like it or not, the habitual bourbon night cap is likely a pretty big contributor to certain cancers. These are being consumed later at night, without other food and drink, and have a higher concentration of alcohol hitting soft tissue.

These studies the surgeon general is citing didn’t suddenly eliminate basic chemistry and biology.  (For example, if you put a glass of wine in a gallon of water, drank the gallon of water you’d still have the calories, but you’d have 0 increased risk of other adverse effects).  Use your head.

The biggest health threat from multiple glasses of wine a week is the calories.  The rest of it can be pretty well mitigated with behavior.  High proof liquors, especially straight, need to be consumed very sparingly. They have the calories + a range of other risks that are 
 difficult to reduce.

In terms of immediate health impact, I’m curious if the OP wears a health tracker…

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