Women of All Ages: Stop Drinking Now

In a new American College of Cardiology study, out today, even moderate drinking in women of all ages has been shown to drastically increase the risk for cardiovascular disease.

One glass of wine a day is good for you: that’s what the women and men of my generation¹ were told as we came of age and made our way out into the world. But then, last March, a year ago almost to the day, JAMA issued a report that showed that even moderate drinking not only does not decrease mortality, it actually increases the risk of death in both wom…