> Among those aged 40-64, safe alcohol consumption levels ranged from about half a standard drink a day to almost two standard drinks. For those aged 65 or olde

> Among those aged 40-64, safe alcohol consumption levels ranged from about half a standard drink a day to almost two standard drinks. For those aged 65 or older, the risks of “health loss from alcohol consumption” were reached after consuming a little more than three standard drinks a day. This part is fascinating to me, because an aging body is less able to tolerate most kinds of stress. What about this kind of stress is tolerable or even healthy for a 65yo but harmful under 40? My granddad lived to be 97, and drank a shot of his "medicine" (schnaps) every night. Maybe for him it was really medicine.